Knox County soldier dies of wounds suffered in Iraq (#2463)

[Eugene]

Posted on Thu, May. 25, 2006

Knox County soldier dies of wounds suffered in Iraq

Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Ill. - A Knoxville soldier, Army Pfc. Class Caleb Lufkin, died Thursday
while under treatment for severe wounds he suffered early this month from a roadside
bomb in Iraq, family members said.

Department of Defense authorities could not immediately confirm Lufkin's death,
which occurred at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

"They were doing surgery today to put a plate in Caleb's left leg, and he went
into cardiac arrest," said Lufkin's stepfather, Dennis Gorsline of Knoxville. "They tried
to revive him but couldn't. He'd had a number of surgeries before, first in Germany,
and then at Walter Reed."

Lufkin, 23, was a member of Company B of the 5th Engineering Battalion, based out
of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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Full article: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/14668302.htm

Credit to related GD thread and Iraq Coalition Casualties for the link.

[Erika]

1. 23 years old. How very sad. n/t

[saigon68]

2. "BRING EM ON" shouted the DISINTERESTED AWOL CHIMPANZEE

"HEY --- LOOK AT ALL THE BENEFITS HE EARNED" he continued.

[Erika]

3. and chickenhawk n/t

[saigon68]

4. Yup

[magellan]

5. And yet Bush** has the nerve to say he believes this was the right thing

My, it must be nice to sit in the ivory tower and throw away lives for your own personal trumped up war...where the closest you get to a genuine twinge of remorse is when your lies fail to persuade anymore.

I don't care how Bush** goes down. I just hope it's soon, painful, and protracted.