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Joseph J. Anzack Jr.

    
Wednesday, May 16 2007 @ 03:48 AM EDT
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Department of Defense -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom who was previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown.

Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif., was captured May 12 by enemy forces in Al Taqa, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by insurgents using automatic fire and explosives.

His body was recently recovered in Iraq. The circumstances surrounding his capture and death remain under investigation.

Anzack was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286.

KGTV -- TORRANCE, Calif. -- A Torrance soldier who was mistakenly rumored to have died in Iraq last week was identified Tuesday as one of four soldiers who were either killed or captured during a weekend al-Qaida ambush south of Baghdad.

Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, was listed by the Department of Defense as "Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown."

Four soldiers were killed and three others were missing and feared captured in the wake of the Saturday ambush near Mahmoudiya.

The Department of Defense identified three of the soldiers who were killed in the attack as Sgt. 1st Class James D. Connell Jr., 40, of Lake City, Tenn.; Pfc. Daniel W. Courneya, 19, of Nashville, Mich.; and Pfc. Christopher E. Murphy, 21, of Lynchburg, Va.



The four other soldiers, one of whom was killed, were identified as Anzack; Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Mich.; Spc. Alex R. Jimenez, 25, of Lawrence, Mass.; and Sgt. Anthony J. Schober, 23, of Reno, Nev. The Pentagon did not immediately identify which of the soldiers had been killed.

The soldiers were members of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Drum, N.Y.

Anzack's father, Joseph Anzack Sr., said Tuesday he was trying to keep his spirits up, but he asked for people's prayers.

"I just know that three are missing and my son is one of them,'' he told ABC7. "Found out Sunday, on Mother's Day, that he was missing. It wasn't a very good Mother's Day, but, you know, we're all pulling together and what we're asking for is everybody's prayers.

"We're asking for everybody's prayers to help my son, the people who are missing, everybody involved -- their families, the people that are over there, our sons and daughters that are fighting for our country so we can have this freedom of speech.''

It was just three weeks ago that Anzack's relatives in Torrance were breathing sighs of relief after learning that rumors of his death that circulated last month turned out to be false. The rumors even prompted students at his high school to put a message on its marquee reading, "In Loving Memory -- Joseph Anzack -- Class of 2005.''

It was unclear how the rumors -- which spread rapidly on the MySpace Web site -- began, but Anzack put them to rest when he called home to tell his family he was alive.

"I knew in my heart he wasn't gone because I didn't feel him being gone,'' Joseph Anzack Sr. told the Daily Breeze last month. ``But I was worried, to say the least."

Members of the Anzack family told the newspaper the unfounded rumors were "terrible," "horrifying" and "bizarre."

"It was the worst day of my life," said grandmother Betty Anzack, the first relative to hear the report.

"I was absolutely devastated thinking (Joe) was gone,'' aunt Dawn Ayers told the newspaper. "Where he is and all the events there, it was really easy to believe it.''

Joseph Anzack Sr. told the paper his son had been pulled off patrol to reassure his dad directly.

"He called and said, "Hey Dad," and I said, 'Whoa, I'm glad to hear from you.' I had a big old sense of relief,'' his father said. "There's so much stuff I want to do with my son ... and that was gone for a while there.''
 
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Joseph J. Anzack Jr.
Authored by: anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2007 @ 02:17 AM EDT
Joseph you and your family are in my heart and prays. Be supportive toward one another. Never never ever give hopr hope. Known every soldier, your family is looking for you and all our MIA'S. As my son is watching over you more then ever. I will light a candle at chruch for "JOSEPH" and all our soldier's. father of US Army Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl.
Joseph J. Anzack Jr.
Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2007 @ 11:29 PM EDT
Dear God, I am sick of this war.

Condolences to the Anzack family.
Joseph J. Anzack Jr.
Authored by: anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2007 @ 10:22 AM EDT
You and your family will continue to be in our prayers. I am sure he [your Joe] is smiling down on you and know how much all of you love him. Even after the cards,flowers and kind words pass, he will forever be in your hearts and with you. Deepest sympathy to the family and friends. Spouse from Fort Drum
Joseph J. Anzack Jr.
Authored by: anonymous on Friday, May 25 2007 @ 01:02 AM EDT
Sitting on a Greyhound bus. Nice lady allowing me to use her lap top. She mention your name. She heard news of you. Anyway, checking this site. Created the same tears from three years ago as it does with each fallen soldier. Joseph and your family are in my heart and prays. I truly, understand the heart ache from war. So be strong, be supportive toward one another. Now is the time to welcome home JOSEPH to "rest in peace" and honor him. You only need to reflect on the very precious memorable moments you "all" shared together with your Joseph. Then you realize he has touched the hearts of so many. That he will always be in your heart close by. With the hoilday, take a breath. Known that Joseph loved you all deeply. He wouldn't want you to be sad or unhappy. Healing is a slow process. Take it one day at a time. May I suggest you reach out to Joseph Congressmen and or women TODAY. Request the local Post Office be named in his honor. I want to thank Joseph and your family. For one Joseph service to "our country". For his military brotherhood to our son as he fell toward Joseph. Both probably, had not known one another. Both did serve at Fort Drum during his career. Known that Gregory and all our fallen are with Joseph.......never ever to be alone. Father of Fallen soldier US Army Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl.
Joseph J. Anzack Jr.
Authored by: anonymous on Friday, July 27 2007 @ 03:39 AM EDT
By Mark Berman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 7, 2007; Page B03

Cpl. Joseph John Anzack Jr., one of three soldiers abducted in Iraq during an ambush that took the lives of four U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter last month, was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery.

Anzack, 20, of Torrance, Calif., was found floating in the Euphrates River 11 days after the ambush in Al Taqa, several miles from the ambush site.

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