2006-10-05 12:50:31 · 8 answers · asked by kristi c 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No news is good news. You might try contacting the Red Cross.
2006-10-05 12:55:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will basically say the same thing as the other answers but maybe a little helpful. If you are on his chain to be told things then you should be able to find out either from the FRG or Rear D. If you're not you're pretty much SOL. I wouldn't call Red Cross because it isn't an emergency so they probably won't help. You can't make anything up because they do check into things before they contact him. I have a friend whose mother-in-law made things up and her husband got in so much trouble. I hope you hear from him soon and I hope for his safe return! And like others have said, and my hubby has said throughout this deployment, No news is good news.
2006-10-05 23:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to stop worrying! Are you a friend of the soldier? Because family (either spouse or parents,depending on who they have as emergency contacts) will be contacted if anything bad happens. If you are the emergency contact the key volunteer network would contact you as well. If you are only a friend try talking with the soldiers family, someone should know something. Also remember they are fighting a war, and are very busy. They may not have time to call or write.
2006-10-09 13:32:49 · answer #3 · answered by fin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are the spouse you can call your FRG Leader and tell her your concerns or you might be able to call Rear D and see if they are able to help you out.
That is pretty much the only thing you can do.
If it has been incredibly long that you have heard from a loved one deployed to Iraq and it is very unusual you might want to try the Red Cross too but most of the time they won't be able to help you out with some exceptions though !
Good Luck !
2006-10-05 21:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by Ladybuggy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unless you are his wife they are not going to give you any info regarding him period, the best bet is via his family, or the wife girl friend of someone that knows him.............
Basically how they work it is this IF he wanted you to know HE will tell you, otherwise you are not in the chain of info. Maybe the next time you get in touch you could bring this up with him, say you worry and could you be put n the mass email, maybe his mum sends out..............
But and not being a old cow about this there is a list of the soldiers that have perished so far and that IS on the web, just look for it in a search, they have it by alphabetically order as well as rank / branch of service.............I went on there to look for an old friend that lost touch with years ago and not even sure if he is still in............his name was not on there so that was good enough for me........
2006-10-05 21:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know what unit he's in, it's possible to contact the Red Cross and they can do a Health and Welfare check on him, but all they'll tell you is if he's alive and uninjured, or not. Of course if you know his parents or someone else who is close to him and would have contact with him, try them first.
2006-10-06 10:32:35 · answer #6 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He or she should have given you some contact info, so try and give them a call or get with their parents to find the info. If not you could try and call their unit. They usually won't give information to you unless you are a close relative, though.
2006-10-05 19:57:13 · answer #7 · answered by seantherunner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hate to say it.....but chances are if hes not on this list then hes ok
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/oef.casualties/
2006-10-07 02:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋