US Military Fallen week ending Oct. 31, 2009
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Week ending Oct. 31, 2009 the US Department of Defense released the names of 27 (9 more than the mainstream media covered) military personnel who died, while serving in the United States armed forces.
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On Oct.26, 2009,18 Americans came home. President Obama was at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware the first time a president has been present when remains of fallen military arrived home.
The presidents presence was significant. He will soon decide how to continue pursuing the war in Afghanistan. Welcoming home the 18 dead Americans and meeting with family members when their grief and loss was still raw will weigh on his decision.
Obama acknowledged as such after the Dover ceremony: The burden that both our troops and our families bear in any wartime situation is going to bear on how I see these conflicts.
The president participated in the arrival of one Fort Lewis soldier, Sgt. Dale Griffin, whose family had given permission for media coverage of his return. Because of the welcome change in military policy, which allows families to decide on coverage at Dover, more people around the world are able to witness the price paid by soldiers and their loved ones.
This has been the worst month for U.S. fatalities in Afghanistan since the United States invaded the country in October 2001. As long as U.S. troops are on the ground in such places as Afghanistan and Iraq, the grim ceremony at Dover will be repeated. Listed below are the fallen from the week before.
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Maj. David L. Audo, 35, of Saint Joseph, IL.,
Pfc. Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, of Gretna, LA.,
Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, of Medford, N.Y.,
Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, of Malden, MO.,
Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, TX..
Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, AK.
Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos, 39, of Questa, N.M.,
Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y.
Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, IN.,
Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, UT.,
Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Reno, NV.,
Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, MO.,
Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, N.Y.,
Spc. Eric N. Lembke, 25, of Tampa, FL.
CWO Niall Lyons, 40, of Spokane, WA.,
Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb, 24, of Terrell, TX..
S1C David E. Metzger, 32, of San Diego, CA.,
Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, IL. ,
Capt. David Seth Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, OH.,
CWO Michael P. Montgomery, 36, of Savannah, GA.,
Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller, 26, of Little Chute, WI.
Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, IL.,
Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley, 21, of Rosanky, TX.,
Spc. Brandon K. Steffey, 23, of Sault Sainte Marie, MI.,
Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, of N. Attleboro, MA.,
Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, WA.,
Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, LA.,
Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, CA.,
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Oedipus (US pron.: /ˈɛdɨpəs/ or UK /ˈiːdɨpəs/; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Oidípous meaning swollen foot) was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother, and thereby brought disaster on his city and family. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus the King, which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Together, these plays make up Sophocles's three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's powerlessness against the course of destiny in a harsh universe.
Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta. In the most well-known version of the myth, Laius wished to thwart a prophecy saying that his child would grow up to murder his father and marry his mother. Thus, he fastened the infant's feet together with a large pin and left him to die on a mountainside. The baby was found on Kithairon by shepherds and raised by King Polybus and Queen Merope in the city of Corinth. Oedipus learned from the oracle at Delphi of the prophecy, but believing he was fated to murder Polybus and marry Merope he left Corinth. Heading to Thebes, Oedipus met an older man in a chariot coming the other way on a narrow road. The two quarreled over who should give way, which resulted in Oedipus killing the stranger and continuing on to Thebes. He found that the king of the city (Laius) had been recently killed and that the city was at the mercy of the Sphinx. Oedipus answered the monster's riddle correctly, defeating it and winning the throne of the dead king and the hand in marriage of the king's widow, Jocasta.
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The legend of Oedipus has been retold in many versions, and was used by Sigmund Freud as the namesake of the Oedipus complex.