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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Afghanistan: Tampa Contractor Killed in Afghanistan

Filed under: Afghanistan,Florida — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 12:22 AM

    Sad deal, and my heart goes out to the friends and family of Santos Cardona.  In this incident, both the handler and dog were killed. I also posted a little story about what this company was actually doing over there, and it sounds like it was  really dangerous work.  Especially if these bomb sniffing dogs and handlers were targeted by the Taliban, and caught by a secondary IED. I do not know if Cardona was working on the contract listed in the second article, but it is significant to point out the nature of his work. –Matt 

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Tampa Contractor Killed In Afghanistan

By KATIE CORONADO 

March 4, 2009

“I cried, when I got off the phone; I don’t think I’ve ever sobbed like I did at that moment.”

It has been less than a week since 36-year-old Heather Ashby received the news that her partner of 11 years was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Ashby said Santos Cardona was on a patrol early Saturday morning. There had been many roadside bombs in the past few days, and “they wanted him to go out with his dog. The explosion split the Humvee he was in, and it landed on top of him. He was killed instantly.”

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Monday, March 31, 2008

News: Ohio Soldier’s Remains Found in Iraq

Filed under: Iraq,News — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 1:26 PM

 Sgt. Maupin

Ohio Soldier’s Remains Found in Iraq

By TERRY KINNEY
The Associated Press
Monday, March 31, 2008; 3:57 PM

BATAVIA, Ohio — Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin’s parents vowed to never let the U.S. Army forget about finding their son.

Their efforts included trips to the Pentagon and even meeting with President Bush, but they ended in disappointment Sunday: An Army general told them the remains of Maupin, a soldier who had been listed as missing-captured in Iraq since 2004, had been found.

“My heart sinks, but I know they can’t hurt him anymore,” Keith Maupin said after receiving word about the remains of his son, who went by Matt.

On Monday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed sympathy to Maupin’s family.

“This has been especially difficult for the Maupin family because of not knowing for almost exactly four years. So I want to extend my condolences,” Gates said, speaking to reporters aboard a flight to Denmark.

The Army didn’t say how or where in Iraq his son’s remains were discovered, only that the identification was made with DNA testing, Maupin said. The discovery of a shirt worn by soldiers at the time Matt was captured helped the Army focus its search. (more…)

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