an e-mail from my brother

I just got this e-mail from my brother today...

This past week the whole PRT team was on 2 different missions. As our mission was going on we got a message for our mission commander to call back to our base as soon as he could. When he got done with his call he got us all together and told us that the other team took a rocket attack.

In the attack we lost 2 NAVY personnel, Petty Officer Toles one of our mechanics and Hospital Mate (NAVY medic) Retmier. Injured in the attack was my Platoon Sergeant, Master Sergeant Holmes, who took massive abdomen and pelvic trauma. Staff Sergeant Kacer, who took massive facial trauma and lost his left arm above his elbow, also injured was one of our civilian engineers, Mr. Mason, who lost one of his arms at the elbow. All three of them are back in the United States at Walter Reed ARMY Medical Center.

Please take a moment and pray for the families of my fallen comrades. Also pray for a quick and full recovery for the injured.

thank you
Matt