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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Picture of the Day




In this undated photo released by the Iowa Army National guard, Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely, 48, of Marshalltown, Iowa, is shown. Two Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed during combat operations Iraq, a Guard spokesman said Monday. Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely, 48, of Marshalltown, and Spc. Kampha B. Sourivong, 20, of Iowa City, were killed Saturday near Al Asad, Iraq, the Guard said in a news release. (AP Photo/ Iowa Army National Guard)

posted by mikevotes at 5:34 AM

9 Comments:

  • The look on his face is haunting to say the least. It certainly isn't a happy face. Peace be upon him.

    By Blogger sumo, at 3:24 AM  

  • My friend is going to al Asad in a week.

    By Blogger Bravo 2-1, at 9:42 AM  

  • Sumo, It's just another of those pictures we don't see much.

    Copy, editor, wish him luck.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:28 AM  

  • Man. Looks like someone just shot his dog. Bet his wife and kids look even sadder though.

    By Blogger -epm, at 10:56 AM  

  • Will do. His present mission is convoy security. That is not the most entertaining assignment.

    Also, my friend in the Stryker Brigade has not been on AIM since the weekend. When a unit takes casualties, their internet access is cut off. Today, we read how bad it is in Baghdad for US Army patrols.

    By Blogger Bravo 2-1, at 4:51 PM  

  • epm, my impression is they take these photos before deployment in the event that something happens. You'll notice a lot of these photos are very stoic. I know my friend had to take one. He also had to write out his hobbies, and he put something pretty obnoxious on that list.

    By Blogger Bravo 2-1, at 4:52 PM  

  • For your next soldier/troop profile, I suggest this one.

    By Blogger Bravo 2-1, at 5:00 PM  

  • Copy, convoy also seems to be pretty dangerous.

    Yeah, this was a "stock photo" taken before deployment. This photo was supplied by the National Guard. Occasionally you'll see a photo supplied by the family.

    That story on Adlesperger is really good.

    I usually don't seek out specific individuals. I think the randomness better reflects the random nature of it all.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 7:31 PM  

  • I know Scott personally- and I want you to know this is the WORST possible picture of him, in fact I will always remember Scott for the wonderful smile that was Always on his face...this picture doent even resemble him.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:32 PM  

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