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Friends and family of fallen soldier
Sergeant Joshua Kirk gathered to mourn his death and to pay 
their
respects one final time Friday in Bonners Ferry. Sgt. Kirk was killed Oct. 3rd when insurgents attacked his outpost near the Pakistani border.“I
just could not imagine anything happening to him,” Joshua’s sister, Liz
Fulton said. “When I was told Josh had died, my heart fell to the
floor.”Boy Scouts and Patriot Guard members lined the streets of
Sgt. Kirk’s hometown — Bonners Ferry. He eventually moved away from
northern Idaho, married and had a child. The one constant in his life
is that he always wanted to be a soldier his family says. This was
Kirk’s second tour-of-duty; he had already served one 15-month tour of
duty in Afghanistan/KXLY, More here.
Question: Do you have a friend or loved one currently serving in the Middle East?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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EagleKeeper44 on October 24 at 3:53 p.m.
Yes. My son is currently serving in Iraq attached
with the Army on convoy duty between Balad and
Bagdad.
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Northerner on October 25 at 11:06 a.m.
too many friends to list them
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