Brian Saaristo, a soldier from Wright who is serving with the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division, has been handed his butt to him by the Insurgents while in Iraq.
According to Pastor Matt Saarem of Bethany Lutheran Church of Cromwell, Saaristo lost both of his legs below the knees as the result of injuries incurred during an attack.
Reportedly, a roadside bomb hit the Humvee Saaristo was travelling in.
Saarem said Saaristo was flown to Germany and then to Washington, D.C., where he will spend coming weeks to heal and recuperate from his injuries. His wife, Cheryl, traveled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 4, to be with him. The Saaristos’ have two children who are now taller than their father thanks to the worthless war.
Saarem said cannisters have been set up in various businesses throughout the Cromwell/Wright area and at Northview Bank as well to collect donations to assist Saaristo and his family during the weeks and months to come.
2006-07-14 06:29:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Decidedly luckier than the 2500+ dead American soldiers and their families.
2006-07-14 07:15:16 · answer #1 · answered by coonrapper 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Just commenting on your words "...the worthless war."
I can't understand how any clear-thinking human can say a war that has liberated millions from a ruthless dictator is a "worthless war." I'm glad there weren't too many of you liberals during WWII when there was a German dictator who needed to be ousted.
Imagine if America had been filled with liberals back then...would there still be human ovens in Germany?
2006-07-14 06:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by MackDaddy10 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if he should consider himself lucky. I have no idea what it's like to be there. But the one thing I am glad to say, is that I am so thankful to Mr. Saaristo and all of the other soldiers over there and everywhere else for that matter for serving as a hero for all of us and for our freedom and am so proud to say I am from the same country as him. I think that we are all so lucky to have soldiers such as himself willing to fight for all of us.
2006-07-14 06:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by 81 Honda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, but I don't think he was a US Soldier, but a British soldier.
2006-07-14 06:34:21 · answer #4 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is braver and more courageious than most people will ever be. His courage, valor, and moral courage is what helped him survive.
2006-07-14 06:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by n b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is amazing.
2006-07-14 06:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by apm2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋