Kim du Toit - Daily Rant

A Death of One We Knew:

Those of you who have given, from time to time and as asked, to the Walter & Adam Fund know that it was providing resources to a pair of young American snipers in Iraq. Together, we bought them the best of scopes, laser rangefinders, and body armor. But no armor is ever quite good enough.

I have terrible news to relate. A car bomb exploded in Mosul on Wednesday Feb 17, 2005, killing this young man:

U.S. Army Sergeant Adam J. Plumondore
Age: 22
From: Gresham, Oregon
Assigned to: 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regt., out of Fort Lewis, WA.

I regret to tell you that Sgt. Plumondore is the “Adam” of the Walter-Adam Fund.

Kim links to this piece by Rivrdog, who came from the same hometown. Doc Russia has something as well.