A Word for Hospitalman Daniel Noble

Hospitalman Daniel S. Noble, 21, of Whittier, Calif., died July 24, as a result of enemy action while conducting security operations in the Dilaya Province, Iraq.
Doc Noble was permanently assigned to 1^st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Semper Fi

I Don't Believe I'll Post Here Anymore

UPDATE: What the heck do I know anyway. I'm not smart enough to maintain a blog on my own domain.


I've been posting over at The View From Where I Sit for the past several months. It seems to work pretty well for me... although I haven't exactly figured out how to upgrade to WordPress 2.2 yet.
I have a separate linked page for fallen Navy Corpsmen there, too.
Please swing by over there if you're looking for my recent posts on whatever, and thank you for stopping by. I appreciate you.

A Word for Hospitalman Lucas Emch

Hospitalman Lucas W.A. Emch, 21, of Kent, Ohio, died March 2, 2007, when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated in his vicinity while conducting combat operations in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq.

Doc Emch was a hospital corpsman assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Semper Fi

A Word for HM1 Gilbert Minjares, Jr.

Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr., 31, of El Paso, Texas, died Feb. 7 in the helicopter crash in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Doc Minjares was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. He was a married father of two children, one only a month old, and had been in Iraq only a week.

Semper Fi

A Word For HM3 Manuel A. Ruiz

Petty Officer Third Class Manuel A. Ruiz, 21, of Federalsburg, Md., died Feb. 7 in the helicopter crash in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Doc Ruiz was assigned to 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Semper Fi

A Word for Hospitalman Matthew Conte

Hospitalman Matthew G. Conte, 22, of Mogadore, Ohio, died Feb. 1 while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Doc Conte was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii serving under the command of I Marine Expeditionary Force (forward).

Semper Fi

Best Wishes for 2007

Just a short note to wish the reader(s) and all who love them a healthy and happy 2007.
I hate trying to predict my behavior (I don't know what I'm going to have for lunch today) but I think now that I'm going to be engaged in the partisan political process more this year. I don't expect to impose that process upon you, but I may not be any better this year about posting here consistently.
For those of you who are so inclined, I will be sharing my partisan perspective here.
Please know that I appreciate each of you, and that I wish you every happiness.