LCpl Kyle Renehan, USMC

Yes, I'm guest posting for a little while as SlagleRock gets his computer problems sorted out. So bear with me as I try to keep up his level of great posting.

I want to start tonight with information on Lance Corporal Kyle Renehan, USMC, the older brother of a young member of the VRWC who hangs out in the Loyal Citizens chat room at the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler.

LCpl Renehan was injured seriously Monday when a mortar struck the small trailer in Fallujah where he was messaging some friends online. The mortar caused two severe breaks in one of his legs, as well as multiple shrapnel wounds in his abdomen, arm, and the back of his head. The one to his leg and the one to the back of his head are the most serious, and have the potential of being extremely life affecting.

His brother LCpl Chris Renahan, also in Iraq, was quickly sent to be with him at the medical facility in Baghdad. He has undergone surgery and we belive that the surgery is over. No further information is available on his condition.

The family is struggling to deal with the situation, and need everyone's support.

When talking to Spence in chat this evening, he stated that Kyle had been online at the time, in what was considered a rear area in or near Falluhah which the family had believed was "safe." The other brother, Chris, has been in a forward unit taking heat on a regular basis. Apparently Chris noticed the irony of this, and is reported to have to have told his wounded brother "Here I am on the front line, dodging bullets, and you're the one who gets a Purple Heart while IM'ing one of your girlfriends."

Well, I imagine the language may have been a bit saltier, but we'll leave that alone for now.

Beth at Yeah, Right, Whatever has a call for prayers, and info on contacting the Renehan family, and Sir George has co-written a piece with Spence that is now posted at the Rottie.






Update: As of about 2am EST, we have learned that LCpl Renehan will be flown to Germany very shortly. We are still waiting word of his condition.

Update: As of 0350EST, LCpl Renehan is being moved to a hospital in Germany for further assessment and treatment, quite possibly as this is being posted. His parents plan to join him as soon as they can, probably by the end of the day Tuesday. Please go to Spence's site and hit the Paypal button, as they will need our financial support as well as our prayers.

Posted by Mamamontezz at November 29, 2004 09:55 PM