Raster

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Wed Nov-25-09 06:22 PM
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Family says Fort Lewis soldier was murdered

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_killed_in_iraq.html

TACOMA, Wash. -- The family of a Fort Lewis soldier who died in a non-combat shooting in Iraq says she was killed execution-style, with a bullet in the back of the head.

The mother of Staff Sgt. Amy Tirador of Colonie, N.Y., told The News Tribune of Tacoma it was not an accident or a suicide.

The Army says it is still investigating the Nov. 4 death at a military base in Kirkush. Tirador was an Arabic-speaking interrogator with the 209th Military Intelligence Company.

Her mother, Colleen Murphy, says she has enlisted the support of Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, to help find the person responsible for the shooting.

The News Tribune says Tirador was the sixth woman from Fort Lewis to die in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Fucking shameful!

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MadMaddie

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Wed Nov-25-09 06:23 PM
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1. I am so glad my sister retired from the Army!!

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maglatinavi

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Wed Nov-25-09 06:37 PM
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2. murder...

Edited on Wed Nov-25-09 06:40 PM by maglatinavi

It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to determine that a shot in the back is murder... Hope the family gets justice and can live through this shameful horrible moment and ... that the perpetrators and officer/s concealing the truth are severely punished... What a horrific experience for anyone and the nation ...... :cry: :cry: :cry: May the Supreme give the family strenght to live through this!!!

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Fire_Medic_Dave

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Thu Nov-26-09 01:40 AM
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5. Why don't we see what the investigation finds?

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brewens

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Wed Nov-25-09 06:48 PM
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3. Did they "Tillman" her personal effects?

It'd be interesting to know if she kept a journal and what happened to it.

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Raster

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Wed Nov-25-09 07:42 PM
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4. I sincerely hope we have NOT heard the last of this. The treatment of women in the

Armed Forces and the contractors (Halliburton/KBR) has been atrocious. Worse has been most attempts to determine what has happened, if if applicable, bringing the perps to justice.

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vadawg

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Thu Nov-26-09 01:42 AM
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6. ill wait until the investigation is over, didnt we just go through this with the census guy in clay

county, families seem to always want to explain the death of a loved one and i dont blame them but lets see where the evidence goes first...

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