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Iraq War Hits Home ... again

by: CaptCT

Fri Nov 30, 2007 at 07:00:10 AM EST

A U.S. Army Ranger from Stamford, CT was killed in Iraq.

STAMFORD - A Glenbrook Fire Department volunteer has been killed in Iraq, fire department and city officials said yesterday.
Gabrielle Costello, 26, a U.S. Army ranger, was killed in action Sunday, Fire Lt. Troy Jones said. Costello, who lived on Rose Street in the Glenbrook section of Stamford, was an active member of the department from March 2004 until October 2004, when he went into the Army, Jones said.
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"This is the first person in uniform we have lost in either Iraq and Afghanistan," said Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy ... "We're reaching out to the family," Malloy said. "We will reach out and offer support, and to the extent that we can be helpful, we will be."

Stamford is also Joe Lieberman's home town.

UPDATE: Short bios of soldiers from Connecticut who were killed in the Iraq War (more than 40) can be found here.

A running count of U.S. Iraq War casualties can be found here.

UPDATE II: The story may be a hoax. See comments.

CaptCT :: Iraq War Hits Home ... again

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What a tragic loss (0.00 / 0)

Costello was from my neighborhood and served as a volunteer in my local fire department. Deepest condolences to his family, friends, and fellow fire fighters.

by: Maura @ Fri Nov 30, 2007 at 14:35:42 PM UTC

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PS. If you're a reporter (0.00 / 0)

I've gotten a number of press inquiries about this comment since the story broke that this may be a hoax. My comment that he's from my neighborhood is based on the Advocate report that he lived on Rose Street. I don't know him personally.

(And now it turns out he may not exist at all? Very bizarre. Who would perpetrate such a hoax?)

by: Maura @ Fri Nov 30, 2007 at 23:54:01 PM UTC

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"Possible hoax" (0.00 / 0)

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Reports that a Stamford soldier died this week in Iraq may be a hoax, military officials said Friday.
Lt. Col. John Whitford of the Connecticut National Guard said that neither the state of Connecticut nor the U.S. Army can verify that Gabrielle Costello, 26, a volunteer Stamford firefighter, serves in the U.S. Army or was killed in Iraq.
Costello is not employed as a contractor in Iraq, U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-4th District, said.
Lt. Troy Jones of the Stamford Fire Department told The Advocate of Stamford on Thursday that Costello was killed Sunday while serving with the Army in Iraq. Jones said the department was notified by Costello's mother.

Very odd.

by: Scarce @ Sat Dec 01, 2007 at 01:18:27 AM UTC

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"Possible hoax" (0.00 / 0)

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Reports that a Stamford soldier died this week in Iraq may be a hoax, military officials said Friday.
Lt. Col. John Whitford of the Connecticut National Guard said that neither the state of Connecticut nor the U.S. Army can verify that Gabrielle Costello, 26, a volunteer Stamford firefighter, serves in the U.S. Army or was killed in Iraq.
Costello is not employed as a contractor in Iraq, U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-4th District, said.
Lt. Troy Jones of the Stamford Fire Department told The Advocate of Stamford on Thursday that Costello was killed Sunday while serving with the Army in Iraq. Jones said the department was notified by Costello's mother.

Very odd.

by: Scarce @ Sat Dec 01, 2007 at 01:18:27 AM UTC

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