Fallen Connecticut soldier laid to rest

[NightTrain]

by Mark D. Simpson
Journal Inquirer

National Guard Spc. Robert W. Hoyt of Ashford, who gave all for his country when he died this month in Iraq, was mourned, honored, and laid to rest Tuesday.

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Hoyt, a member of the National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion 102nd Infantry, died Dec. 11 in Baghdad when a planted bomb exploded near his Humvee.

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Hoyt was a graduate of E.O. Smith High School, where he played football and ran track. He enlisted in the National Guard in 2002.

He is survived by his parents, two sisters, and brother.



Father's farewell

Tom Hoyt, father of Spc. Robert W. Hoyt of the Army National Guard, pauses at his son's casket Tuesday in the cemetery in Mansfield.

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Though I never knew Robert Hoyt or anyone in his family, we had something in common. I, too, grew up in Mansfield, CT, and attended E.O. Smith High School. As a result, I finally feel that the Iraq war has hit me quite literally where I live. For that, I'd just like to say....

GODDAMN YOUR SOUL TO HELL, MR. BUSH!!! :mad::nuke:

[knowbody0]

1. look at that cold cold ground

kids in last year's yearbook are coming home in coffins here too. one day they're on the school bus then they are just gone. how fucking sad