Sgt. Jeffers was wise beyond his years. Our thoughts and prayers to his family.

A member of the right-wing media

 "Some of us share his concern regarding recognizing the country he was fighting for, and will take a moment to say a prayer for him and his family."

Thanks for the post Neal.  I will definatly be praying for his family.

"I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom."  Abraham Lincoln

I pray for their strength.

Sgt. Jeffers fought bravely on two fronts:  Iraq, and the media war over the truth about Iraq.  God bless him and his family.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

Rest in Peace, Sarge, There are no words to express our gratitude to you. But God smiles today, as another warrior arrives in heaven to join the many others that have gone before him.

"I can't understand why such fine young men die, when there are so many battles yet to be won." -George S. Patton

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Since this posting was about blogging, I will instead of marking the space with the typical sympathies touch upon a subject which the military and Americans had better get a handle on and that is the problems with a blogging military.

This soldier did have a following like all soldiers do who go public whether a liar like Beauchamp or a patriot like Jeffers. Followings mean publicity and fame. This type of gung ho really screws up a combat unit which spreads to the entire military as soon missions are geared to "we can't have this soldier put in harms way as it will have a negative impact on the war".......which means other "lesser soldiers" will get sent out on missions and end up KIA.

This all becomes then an endless "saving private ryan propaganda" which gets more soldiers killed and not less, along with hard feelings in units where one's fame gets you trail detail while somebody else rides point.

Into this "fame" of course comes like in Stars & Stripes when they feature articles like in Vietnam about Gunny Hathcock the greatest sniper in world history a bounty placed on certain soldiers to be murdered by the enemy. The last thing soldiers need in units are to have glam soldiers who are tracked and draw fire getting entire units massacred to get the "famous blogger".

General Patton spoke of this "fame" being the worst kind of thing in the military. He instituted a policy which refused active duty to Congressional Medal recipients, because every time they would try to out do what they survived and the enemy ended up killing them which hurt US morale.

For that reason this soldier blogger here am I completely against it. It has caused Abu Gahrib to this miserable traitor Beauchamp. (As a real note, 2 soldiers in the 1880's returned to camp reporting a unit had been killed by Indians which was a lie and they were court martialled to hard time in Leavenworth, the same should be fitting to Beauchamp.) Allot of people are dead from blogging and the last thing America needs from soldiers is the blogger soldier, gaining fame and following and causing more harm to the war effort.

If a soldier wants to write, let them write as countless have done in journals and when the war is done let them publish them after no one is being killed. Soldiers are being paid for combat and not expression in writing no matter if it is pro American or traitorous rants.

I mean none of this harsh for Sgt. Jeffers nor his family, but these issues are going to have to be dealt with or the next thing it is going to be "Soldier UTube" with stars leading policy beyond what the elected government has voted for........and the last thing America needs in that is General Strangelove with nuclear bombers doing his show against ratings tycoon Admiral Strangehate with nuclear subs with groupie followings trying to out do the other.

The military has one purpose and that is to speak with munitions and have only silent voices beyond YES SIR. Keep the military this way or kids are going to die as targets for propaganda or America is going to have Corporal Paperhanger dictating policy to the elected government in a coup.

God bless America.

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This statement - "But even thousands of miles away, in Ramadi, Iraq, the cries and screams and complaints of the ungrateful reach me." - breaks my heart, and I cannot help but tear up at the effect those screams and complaints have on those brave men and women fighting for something those ungrateful will never understand.

Words simply cannot express my deeply held respect and gratitude for what our military does for us every day.  My heart goes out to this young man's family, and I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers.  God bless all of those who have given their lives so selflessly.

I am very sad to hear the news of Sgt. Jeffers death. My prayers and sympathy go out to his family. Thank you for all you did in keeping us free.

May God bless his famly, and those who loved Sgt. Eddie Jeffers, during this difficult time. And may God bless the families of each soul who has been taken from us while fighting the Global War on Terrorism. And may God bless this our great nation.

There's a special place in the next life for people like SGT Jeffers. Rest easy, Soldier.  Yours was and is a noble cause.

Duty, Honor, Country

SFC MAC

"On the Eighth Day God Created the United States Army and the Devil Stood at Attention"