I miss Eric. The Bernholtz family and mine used to go see a movie together every Thanksgiving. The family was always a blessing to us and esp Eric. Praise God his heart belonged to Jesus and I will see him again

God Bless the Bernholtz's

Just my opinion, but I see several posts above that appear to be prime candidates for removal. Seems that not only has the OP been insulted, but every single person who has commended him on his effort to match a number with a name.

Purblind's original idea was to document the Coalition deaths in the current conflict, NOT in WW-I, WW-II, Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, Panama, Storm, or any other....& he is doing a fine job of it, even if the 2000+ entries contain some mistakes. I'm sure he'll happily correct them as soon as possible.

In the mean-time, anyone who prefers to trash his input to the forum, might could spend their time more productively by starting their OWN thread, doing the same with whichever conflict in history you prefer.

I'm sure many on here would be interested in that.

This, and it's sister thread of the deaths in Iraq, are very thought provoking threads and sets of placemarks for a number of reasons.

Firstly, it can be seen as a work keeping a close watch as a signifcant historical event unfolds; a way for people to increase their understanding of the events of the day. Greater understanding can lead to greater motivation to do what an individual thinks is right, whatever that may be. Also, perhaps an electronic equivalent of the war memorials that are found in towns and villages all over the world.

Secondly, as with all thought provoking ideas it seems to have provoked anger, at least in one quarter. Although entitlement to an opinion is a given right, postings of the nature above are clearly not appropriate, whatever the subject matter.

My feelings, for what they're worth, are that the mapping of this data is a really helpful way of illustrating the nature of the conflict, and of the modern globalised world, and it is a way of making the nature of the event more relevant to people, like me, who, by chance, have little or no direct relationship with the conflict.

Way to go ..... great work and Thanks

Wow, There are so many young people! My brother was on of those that died so young. I found 10 names including my brother's that are not on here. It's hard to imagine with all the markers that's it's not everyone.

Don't get me wrong - I wish him all the best for when this work is completed - I just feel that the pins in question possibly shouldn't have been placed before the correct location was found.

(Thanks for the military-layer tip by the way.)

Thank you so much for the post! Having a loved one there now myself that I pray for several times a day, I can only say that I appreciate the hard work you have done to recognize those who served our country.

Sean, well done!

Stunning visualisation....

Respects,

Sam

Mapme -

I've already sent you a bbs message, but for others curious, these names weren't really missing... these men were lost in Afghanistan, and thus far the data I am using is only for losses in Iraq. I'm manually adding in Mapme's brother and team members lost this past june in a helicopter crash.

When I get a little more time, I will also create a layer for the Afghanistan war... Vietnam war may also be in the mix...

sean