We’ve heard way too much about and from Cindy Sheehan, and you probably have all heard Casey Sheehan’s story, so I’d like to talk about the 7 men who died with him.

Army Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga, 25, of Midland, Texas

After Robert Arsiaga graduated from high school in 1998, he studied drafting, with plans to design a new home for his mother. Then he joined the Army and decided to make it a career. But he changed his mind again after he met his future wife, deciding he wanted a family life away from the military. He had planned to leave in August, but the date was pushed back after he was sent to Iraq, said his wife of five months, Tracie Arsiaga.
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Army Spc. Ahmed A. Cason, 24, of McCalla, Alabama

Spc. Ahmed Akil Cason grew up in a military family, and like most any military kid, he moved around a lot. His early years were spent at Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Benning, Ga., and then he stayed with grandparents in Arkansas because of Desert Storm more than a decade ago. He finished high school in Alabama and lived his last weeks in Iraq.
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Army Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen, 31, of Saipan, Marianas Protectorate

Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen was originally from Taiwan before he and his parents migrated to Saipan. He graduated from Marianas High School and graduated salutatorian from the 13th Police Academy Cycle in 1996.
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Army Spc. Stephen D. Hiller, 25, of Opelika, Alabama

Spc. Stephen D. Hiller attended Opelika High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1998 and was deployed overseas on March 12. The Opelika native served in the Alabama National Guard during 2001 and 2002, while he was in between tours. He leaves behind a wife, Lesley, and their four children.
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Army Spc. Israel Garza, 25, of Lubbock, Texas

Spc. Israel Garza made a good friend in the Army, someone who was 25 and married like he was, someone who resembled him enough that the two could switch clothes to play pranks on others. At Fort Hood, Texas, Garza and Spc. Robert Arsiaga had family cookouts together. In Iraq, they died together.
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Army Cpl. Forest J. Jostes, 22, of Albion, Illinois

On his 17th birthday, as a high school senior in Albion, Ill., Jostes enlisted in the Army National Guard. Two months after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, Jostes joined the Army full-time. Jostes had been in Iraq for only a week when he was killed.
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Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell, 25, of Porterville, California

Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell found love when the Army stationed him in Germany, and he planned to bring his German fiancee home after his stint as a tank mechanic ended. Instead, Bianca Liebl had to make plans to go to Porterville, Calif., on her own.
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