TJ aka Teej
04-27-2003, 11:33
First American Killed in Action in Iraq was A.T. Hiker
Connecticut's Hartford Courant this Sunday included an extraordinary story by Rinker Buck on the life and burial of Marine Lt. T. Shane Childers — who, it turned out, "roamed the Appalachian Trail" on long weekend breaks in 1998-2002 from his studies at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. He was known at that school for his rigorous physical conditioning. After eight years as an enlisted man, Childers, 26, was accepted in 1998 into a college program leading to an officer's commission. He was shot and killed almost instantly while leading his platoon in a firefight to capture an oilfield pumping station.
During the military build-up in the Persian Gulf over the winter, ATC received a number of orders over the Internet for A.T. books and other items from military men and women serving there. If you know of an A.T. hiker now stationed in Iraq or the gulf nations with a story to tell, please drop us a note at [email protected].
April 21, 2003
Connecticut's Hartford Courant this Sunday included an extraordinary story by Rinker Buck on the life and burial of Marine Lt. T. Shane Childers — who, it turned out, "roamed the Appalachian Trail" on long weekend breaks in 1998-2002 from his studies at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. He was known at that school for his rigorous physical conditioning. After eight years as an enlisted man, Childers, 26, was accepted in 1998 into a college program leading to an officer's commission. He was shot and killed almost instantly while leading his platoon in a firefight to capture an oilfield pumping station.
During the military build-up in the Persian Gulf over the winter, ATC received a number of orders over the Internet for A.T. books and other items from military men and women serving there. If you know of an A.T. hiker now stationed in Iraq or the gulf nations with a story to tell, please drop us a note at [email protected].
April 21, 2003