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| Captured Sgt. Keith Maupin promoted to Staff Sergeant (least we forget) | |
| 2006-09-21 | |
| The Army promoted its only Soldier listed as captured to Staff Sergeant with an effective promotion date of August 3, 2006. Keith “Matt” Maupin is a member of the 724th Transportation Company from Bartonville, Illinois. On April 9th, 2004, Staff Sgt. Maupin’s convoy was attacked by enemy forces with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. Missing after the attack, he was immediately placed in an accountability status referred to as “Duty Status: Whereabouts Unknown.” On April 16, 2004, his status was changed to “Missing-Captured.” The U.S. Army’s Warrior Ethos – “I will never leave a fallen comrade” – makes clear the Army’s unwavering commitment to finding Staff Sgt. Maupin. Coalition forces continue to actively search for Staff Sgt. Maupin, and will do so until he is found. Until that time, he remains on active duty status with all rights and privileges for pay and promotions.
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| Posted by:Omasing Glinesing6559 |
| #15 Do you really think if you were the secretary of defense, or the president, you could arrange it so there'd be absolutely no casualties or no US soldiers taken prisoner? |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-21 23:38 |
| #14 Ok Pappy, pile on, your certainly good for it. You've had a case of the red ass at me for over a year. I used the term "National Leadership" does that term somehow denote field "command?" I think not. My view are no different than anyone elses, they are just opinions, views, etc. If you don't care for them... ignore them, or hit the delete key. Thats what I generally do. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-21 21:22 |
| #13 That poor kid has been toast for a long time SGT Mom, and the sad thing is... nobody in our national "leadership" gives a damn. If they did, they'd be mowing muzzies down by the hundreds. Obviously you've never held command. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-09-21 21:14 |
| #12 Army and Mad....whoever you are: "Tired" of my rant are you? Make it so! You and your fine Pentagon "leadership" Rumsfeld, whomever, mount your asses up and go GET HIM YOURSELF! Too many dead 19 and 20 year olds on the news every night for my liking. Far too many dead. My experience means nothing, yesterday's story. None of your phueching business I assure you. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-21 21:01 |
| #11 We're not ready to discover that the face under the mask is really Hillary... |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-21 20:44 |
| #10 Well, all of my problems would go away if I had absolute power... I'm willing to try it out. :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2006-09-21 19:58 |
| #9 Well said, Army and mad. It's about time someone else started calling out these clandestine agitators. I'm sick of them too. Good for the Army to continue with his promotion. You're in our prayers, Matt. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2006-09-21 19:55 |
| #8 There's way too many people around here who seem to think all the hard decisions would just go away if they had absolute power. Actually doing what you can to make things better without having absolute power only seems to draw more criticism from the malcontents. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-21 19:36 |
| #7 the sad thing is... nobody in our national "leadership" gives a damn I call bullshit on that, Besoeker. Plain BS. If you have 1/10th the combat experience you keep hinting at, you know damned well that commanders make tough decisions. Or maybe you never got so far as to lead anything or be responsible for anyone. Harsh? Maybe ... but I'm a little tired personally of your snide sniping at the men and women who have to make the tough decisions. The Army has not abandoned this guy and if they had any idea where he was they'd have him back. You're just jerking off at the idea of killing Muslims and using him as your excuse. |
| Posted by: Army and mad 2006-09-21 18:47 |
| #6 That is probably very likely, B. But I have always hoped that he is still alive, and that it is feared that if much of a fuss is made over him officially, that the "insurgents" would have a reason to make some sort of big bargaining chip out of him. My daughter (who is not Swamp Blondie, BTW, but posts under the nick of Sgt. Blondie at TDB) was driving in convoys from Kuwait and into Iraq during her tour there in 1993. She had some "intesting" experiences there, some of which she has just now been able to talk to me about. One of them was how she and the other Marines had a nice long chat about how they would not permit themselves to be taken alive, and the steps they would take to ensure that. Her personal plan included having one of her male buddies shoot her. Nice thing, to hear from your daughter. Reminded me of the Old West, and the threat of captivity by Indians, actually. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2006-09-21 18:35 |
| #5 That poor kid has been toast for a long time SGT Mom, and the sad thing is... nobody in our national "leadership" gives a damn. If they did, they'd be mowing muzzies down by the hundreds. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-21 18:05 |
| #4 So... has the International Red Cross been able to visit him, yet? What about Human Rights Watch... any of the usual international prisoner/POW affairs busy-bodies, kicking up a stink because they haven't able to visit with him? No, I thought not. So, the Geneva Convention is good for... exactly what, in this present war? |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2006-09-21 18:01 |
| #3 Whahhahahaaa.... had not thought of that. Unfortunately, bullets from a firing squad would simply slide right off most of the virmin on the Hill. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-21 16:27 |
| #2 Besoeker - you talking about the Senators and other talking heads who whine about our need to treat the enemy better than they've ever treated our guys? |
| Posted by: Thomoger Huperemp9917 2006-09-21 16:22 |
| #1 Lets crank up the firing squad. Say, 2-3 per day until the bad guys turn SSG Maupin over to us. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-21 16:12 |