What do you think it is from?

This was sent to me recently and I noticed on the MSDS I sent you earlier that
the target organ toxin has, "lung aspiration hazard" specified underneath it.

You should get on this mailing list, it is a great resource.
gulflink@yahoogroups.com

'Froggy'

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From: "Randi  Airola"  on 01/04/2004 09:32 AM

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Subject:  [gulflink] FWD: Sgt. Curt E. Jordan, Jr.


Thought the group may find this of interest; another one down, for causes
"unknown"....

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Date:  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 07:58:12 EST

Sgt. Curt E. Jordan, Jr., 25

Green Acres, Wash.
14th Combat Engineer Battalion (Corps) (Wheeled)
555thCombat Engineer Group
Fort Lewis, Wash.

Died on Dec. 28 near Bayji, Iraq. Jordan died of non-combat injuries.

SGT. CURT E. JORDAN JR.
Son of Silverdale woman dies while serving in Iraq

 The combat engineer died of asphyxiation under circumstances that aren't entirely clear.

Linda Taylor (Mother)
13319 Ridgelane Dr NW
Silverdale, WA 98383-9523
(360) 394-1964

Ed Friedrich
Sun Staff
December 30, 2003

Army Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr., serving in Iraq since April, visited with his family Friday via satellite video phone.  He laughed at his rambunctious youngsters, Felicia, 6, and 1 1/2-year-old Derrek. He chatted with wife Kim, mother Linda Taylor and the in-laws.
"He was anxious to come home," said Taylor, of Silverdale.

That won't happen. Jordan, 25, died two days later in Bayji, just north of Tikrit. The combat engineer was asphyxiated Sunday while guarding medics treating soldiers from his unit, his mother said. "They don't know what caused it," Taylor said of her son's collapse. "They suspect he was exposed to something."

The incident is under investigation, according to the Department of Defense.  Jordan is the second soldier with Central Kitsap ties to be killed in the war. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, died near An Nasiriyah on March 23 along with nine other Marines after they encountered Iraqi troops who pretended to surrender. His father, Rod Rosacker, was senior enlisted man on the Bangor-based USS Alabama's Gold crew.

Jordan, who grew up and attended school in suburban Spokane, was assigned to the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Engineer Group, based at Fort Lewis. He lived there with his family.

He was the second soldier from the battalion to die in three days. On Friday, Army Spc. Charles G. Haight, 23, of Jacksonville, Ala., was killed when his vehicle struck an explosive.  The battalion specializes in demolitions, breaching obstacles and setting and
clearing minefields.  Jordan, besides seeing his family over the phone Friday, visited with his younger brother.  Adam Jordan, 21, joined the Army after attending Central Kitsap schools and coincidentally wound up serving in Tikrit, not far from Curt.  Curt Jordan didn't graduate from high school, said his mother, but got his GED so he could join the Army and support his family.

"He was a good kid. He turned into a really good man," she said. "He took his
responsibility seriously. His family meant everything to him. He would do anything for his family."  Taylor, who has lived in Silverdale for eight years, said she was devastated
Sunday, but is trying to carry on.  "I was a basket case yesterday," she said. "Today, I kind of reached the numb stage. I had to put the pictures of him away. I can't look at his pictures right now. It's too painful."

Jordan's stepmother, Tina Jordan of Spokane, told The Associated Press a different version of Curt's death. She said he was involved in a minesweeping operation and fumes from a chemical he encountered apparently triggered a lethal reaction, perhaps from allergies.

He was scheduled to come home in March. His body will be sent to Fort Lewis soon and a memorial service will be scheduled shortly in the Spokane area, she said.  Taylor said her son's death won't sour her attitude toward the soldiers.  "I believe we need to support our troops whether we support the war or not," she said. "They need all of our emotional and moral support that they can get."


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