From Confederate Yankee:
Blogger and soldier Andrew Olmsted, who often posted as G-Kar at Obsidian Wings, was killed in combat yesterday in Iraq. As far as we know, he was killed defending a village composed solely of innocent women and children from hundreds of insurgents.
Knowing the risks he took as a soldier, he composed a moving, reflective final post to be published in the event of his death.
In Major Olmstead’s last paragraph he expressed doubts in an afterlife. I sincerely hope he finds himself today in Heaven, pleasantly surprised.
His writing is archived at http://www.andrewolmsted.com/
UPDATE: Captain Tom Casey was also killed in the ambush in Diyala province, Iraq on January 3, 2008. More information here. As per others in their unit, both men took the lead when their unit was ambushed and fought bravely and valiantly. They are the true definition of heroes.
video thanks to MVRWC
January 5th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Sharia law & jihads threatens free speech, banking, religions…
How would you react if one day awoke to find there are now laws against what you cannot say, what you must say, extra taxes you must pay because of your religion or lack thereof, and your money has been confiscated because it was not kosher?…
January 5th, 2008 at 12:43 am
God bless this man who cared more about others than he did his own life. Thank You, God, for his service to our country and the innocent women and children that saw him breathe his last. May he rest in Peace.
Thank you for this post. I’ve trackbacked it to my OTA and OTB. I hope you don’t mind.
January 5th, 2008 at 1:36 am
Of course I don’t mind Rosemary. I’m glad you are helping get the message out. I appreciate your words to him.
January 8th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Feeling the loss; RIP Maj. Andrew Olmsted…
MAJ Andrew Olmsted was killing in action January 3, 2008, and I just do not have any words to say how sorry I am to his family and friends. … He did leave us one last post which he gave to hilzoy to post in such a case as this. So at least he deafe…..