Authored by: anonymous on Friday, October 06 2006 @ 04:03 PM MDT

Martin Hjort.

You were a very good soldier and human being. I hope that God will bless you and be with your family, who is under a sad time of their life.

May God bless you and all of them who serve overseas in peacekeeping operations, away from there families and friends.

Sincerely: MH Grosen.

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Authored by: anonymous on Saturday, October 07 2006 @ 12:53 AM MDT

To the Hjort family from the Wahl family. Martin I am deeply sadden of the news. I shed many tears for my Gregory and each fallen soldier You have not died in vain, Martin. you answered a calling to serve your COUNTRY. An you are a Hero to all of "DENMARK". You will never ever be forgotten, not today and all the tomorrow's. Be supportive toward one another you all loved Martin very much. Just as he loved you all with his uncoditional love to each of you. These are very diffucult days ahead. Honor Martin proudly as a "HERO"! My heart and prays are with martin and your family.........Father of fallen Soldier US ARMY SGT.GREGORY L. WAHL KIA BALAD IRAQ 05-03-04.

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Authored by: anonymous on Sunday, November 05 2006 @ 09:57 PM MST

I just want to make it clear that Martin Hjort lost his life during combat and not by a mortar attack.

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Authored by: anonymous on Sunday, November 05 2006 @ 10:10 PM MST

Dad from a Dad, I am not pro or con to any war! My only concern is the soldier. Soldier serve his or her COUNTRY. The political leaders decide where our soldiers get deployed. I can not control that nor you. I wish we could. All I can do is be very supportive to my son and others. I have mailed endlessly amounts of pacakages to American, El Salvadorian, and British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. An I do all I can to be supportive to any wounded soldier and fallen family. I understand you heart ache trust me I do.

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Authored by: anonymous on Friday, February 23 2007 @ 10:24 AM MST

Martin Hjort growe up in Zealand.

Before joining the army, he was a member of a union of scouts, called The blue scouts. He got through the ranks in The blue scouts, from Junior and then scout then senior and at last, before joining the danish army, juniorassistant.

He choosed to join The Jutland dragoons regiment, where he was for four months, after four months, he joined the eight months long reaction force training.

He volontered for his mission to Iraq, because he meant that he could make a difference. He's parents asked if he could just not be home, but he meant that, if did that it would be the same as ignore the people in Iraq that needed help. He also knowed that there were a risk of been killed or wounded.

When he came to Iraq, he was proud to be in the danish battalion.
He distinguished himself as a driver for his team, that he was very competent and carried for his friends and colleagues. He was popular and well-likened among both the british and danish soldiers in Camp Danevang.
One time, he established a cinema, in the camp, so he's comerades did'nt get boored.
Because of his distinguished efforts as a soldier, he received a commendation as "Soldier of the month" in his unit.
On october the 5th 2006, he's unit was a part of a column that consisted of british and danish soldiers. The column was struck by an IED, but there were no casuelties.
The column asked after a team of enginiors, that could search the place after more IED's.
After sometime the column was attacked by rebels, that attacked with rifles and RPGs. The column returned fire to defend its position. After some times an RPG shell exploded beside Martin, and he was injured. He was evacuated to the british field hospital, by an helicopter, but he was declared death when the chopper came to the hospital.

Martin was buried with a military funeral, and he received both The medal for those killed or wounded in service, and The danish defences medal.

After his comerades returned after six months in Iraq. The Jutland dragoon regiment, writed his name into a memorial plate into stone, so the memories of him and other dragoons, that has lost their life in international service, remains forever.

According to some eyewitness reports, Martin Hjort defended his position bravely with his comerades. But it is unknown if he's is gonna receive another commendation from the military.

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Authored by: acko22 on Friday, June 22 2007 @ 10:40 PM MDT

As i am sure a number of members have pointed out, Martin was killed as a result of enemy small arms and rpg fire in the northern edge of basra city!
He survived for some time but was in the open and his friends were unable to pull him out of enemy fire for some and bravely took there chances to pull him out of harms way. This is a sad lose to the world of yet another guardian angel who enters hell to protect others.

Sadly i was there to witness this episode and my very sincere condolences to his family and friends, his death was not in vien.

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