Palau mourns death of first soldier killed in Iraq

The mid-Pacific state of Palau on Wednesday acknowledged the ultimate sacrifice of the first native-born Palauan to die while serving in the U.S. military in Iraq, a government spokesman said Wednesday. via PR-inside.com

[ollei_ Ing]

To our brada sebang!!rest in peace man!!A good man is now in gods hands!!You died in honors and peched and its people will never forget you man!!!!lay to rest our bradah!!

[sech]

Rest in Peace bro. Watch over us belauans still in the service so we ecan go back home...thankx a mil

[Kelory]

Hey bradda Rest in Peace we gonna miss you watch out for us from heaven so we can return home safe

[Kual]

rest in peace.

[Belauan Luv]

WHO THE HELL DO U THINK YOU ARE??? THIS IS GOING OUT TO THAT BORAT GUY... DONT U FU***** DARE SAY THAT S*IT TO OUR FALLEN COMRADE... FREEDOM OF SPEECH MY A*S... YOU SHOULD KEEP UR COMMENTS TO UR SELF CUZ IT AINT WANTED HERE... MERESEBANG IS A TRUE WORRIOR... AT LEAST HE HAD THE BALLS TO DEFEND HIS PEOPLE AND COUNTRY NO MATTER WHAT THE COST WAS... YOU ON THE OTHER HAND SIT THERR LIKE NOTHING IS GOING ON, AND IF THE IRAQI'S IS NOT DEALT WITH THEN WHO IS GOING TO STOP DEM FROM BOMBING UR COUNTRY ASSH***... YOU SHOULD THINK BEFORE U SAY SHIT MOTHER FU****.... DONT U EVER STEP FOOT ON PALAUAN TERRITORY CUZ F**K YOU UP GOOD...

[tom]

Do you think it is it time for the U.S. troops to leave Iraq? a) Yes, immediately b) Yes, by end of 2007 c) no, job not done
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[rourou]

rest in peace maikang and watch over us cos we luv u and miss ya very much!pece out belauan love maikang!

[palauan warrior]

i can't say no more cause he's gone but he is still in our hearts but to all of us in arms we must be more carefull so we can return home someday safely....

[Moiz Qidwai]

served in iraq wrote:

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first i understand your anger. but we are not defending our homes. i was over there 5 years to be exact. nothing over there has anything to do with OUR safety. iraq was no threat and niether is afghanistan. they dont have the military capabilities to attack anyone overseas. unless ak-47s can shoot several thousand miles and cause damage. there are more acts of terrorism and death now in those countries then ever before. i always found it funny that the oil lines were the most heavily guarded zones of any other place over there. but to say we were protecting our country,is silly, ive been there and in no way are we protecting our country, just our countries interests. 90% of the soldiers i know, want to come home and dont agree with being there. so when these fellow soldiers die it is trully a crime. and our powers that be should be held responsible. we have created more terrorists by being there, i remeber when i first landed and walked around the country, the question i was asked a thousands times was "why are you here". see, most of them had no idea what was going on in the world, all they know is a bunch of soldiers are attacking us and blowing up our homes. they do not have the tv's as we do etc etc. imagine if someone attacked your home and you thoughtv they had no raeson to, you would fight back to. the sad fact is they never knew we were coming, and then the terrorists got ahold of thses folks and told them lies why we were there. so they took up arms to defend what they percieved as an attempt to steal the country they live in. again thats my point of view as one who fought there. rest in peace to the fallen soldiers, you will not be forgotten.

Sound of a realist and sound man.

But I fear you will be shouted down as traitor to the nation and too soft on Terrorizm.

My sympathies are with you. These are not times to be rationalist.

You be either Terrorist or Counter Terrorists.

A country that had no Al Qaeda is turned into Al Qaeda Training ground.

A country with no inner tensions is turned into civil war society.

All thanks to the War on Terrorism. All thanks to the fresh air of Democracy flowing in Iraq.

Long live Bush, Long Live Demopcracy, Long Live Al Qaeda, Long Live OBL!!

[wess_10]

to all my palauan brothers and siters in the service who have died in combat...rest in peace comrades...palauan pride lives forever and ever...

[Piddler on the roof]

Just another greedy grunt who got what he deserved.
Killing innocent Iraqis for those big American bucks might have seemed like a great way to live but now his soul rots in hell for an eternity.
Good riddance to this piece of evil garbage.

[Palauan Lady]

Piddler on the roof wrote:

Just another greedy grunt who got what he deserved.
Killing innocent Iraqis for those big American bucks might have seemed like a great way to live but now his soul rots in hell for an eternity.
Good riddance to this piece of evil garbage.

Do you even know why he joined the military? Did you know what kind of a person he was or if he even killed anyone? You just say oh, military...they shoot and kill. People like you who think that you speak truth and know anything about God makes me sick. You're they type that probably your country is being attacked you run with your tail between your legs. A person who talks a lot about this and that and really doesn't DO anything about it. What makes you think that everything you have done in your life guarantees a sure place in heaven? Oh that's right, you're Gods right hand man...(sarcasm). So it's okay for you to say things about people and shit you don't know about.

[eltel ongos]

Piddler on the roof wrote:

Just another greedy grunt who got what he deserved.
Killing innocent Iraqis for those big American bucks might have seemed like a great way to live but now his soul rots in hell for an eternity.
Good riddance to this piece of evil garbage.

Nah,he's not going to rot in hell. He'll just spend some time in purgatory, look it up in WIKIPEDIA. And you my friend are the one who's going to rot in hell, you piece of evil garbage you. You are guilty of committing the 6th deadly sin..ENVY..you made this hateful, hurtful and most of all senseless comment because of your ENVY. You do not have the COJONES to have done what did soldier did...

P.S-If they we're so innocent they wouldn't fight back. These folks have been fighting and killing each other for over a millenium, what's this going to do. We just need a hobby..Its the oil we're fighting for, get it straight:).

[eltel ongos]

...oh and also for a piece of foreign real estate. Ever heard of command and conquer? They don't seem to appreciate what they got, but we do..very much so..And the last time I heard you Brits are in on this..hmmmm..

[belauan]

bastard, that's where ur unsaved butt will be in HELL with sadam n satan u BUTTHOLE!!!!!!!!!

a proud palauan in

Guam,USA

[proud palauan]

Piddler on the roof wrote:

Just another greedy grunt who got what he deserved.
Killing innocent Iraqis for those big American bucks might have seemed like a great way to live but now his soul rots in hell for an eternity.
Good riddance to this piece of evil garbage.

Who are you calling evil garbage you piece of crap. You are the one who's suppose to rot in hell. Meresebang was a proud soldier who wanted to protect his country. You saying those innocent Iragis. If they are so innocent, there wouldn't be war you STUPID A**. Maybe you are from Irag.. You are a terrorist! I hope you rot in hell.

[Piddler on the roof]

proud palauan wrote:

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Meresebang was a proud soldier who wanted to protect his country. You saying those innocent Iragis. If they are so innocent, there wouldn't be war you STUPID A**.

That evil dead grunt was not protecting anything or anyone. He was killing for dollars and got what he deserved.
If you know what Iraq did to offend him or the U.S., don't keep it all to yourself.
By the way, you've got nothing to be proud about.

[eltel ongos]

OFFEND you ask? How about terrorism? Radicals? Eye for an Eye?

(but on a serious note)

At least he died for his country and his beliefs, wether this war is for money, oil, land, vengence etc, whatever you and I may think...he died serving a purpose, doesn't matter if you think its wrong or I think its right or vice versa..Just as if you die tommorrow you will die with a purpose, you oppose this war(STRONGLY!) and you will defend your beliefs until the end no matter what. Hate and discredit the idea(War) but I ask please not to judge the soul...He lived as a soldier but he died as someones son, brother and a friend...

We will all be judged elsewhere....

[carzzan]

for those sayin your fightin for palauan(S)freedom!i just wanna ask who sent you guys to iraq/afghan?bush/tommy?if your answer is bush than i think your fightin for US offfff A BEST INTEREST not palau...in their eyes (terrorist)u guys rep.US gov't and not palau..they might don't even know pw exist..i feel for those that loose their life but get your info straight..goin in to mil.is indiviual choice or what he/she will get fr. joining,how it's gonna effect his/her family.that's how i c it.but again for sayin your fightin for my freedom is not right..thank you for your service though...i reside in US to but won't serve coz i'm SCARED.....TIAL SAUL!!!!!

[right answer]

Why was he serving in US army? Why not serving in his own country?