# Heard some sad news...

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 27, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heard-some-sad-news/60334 "2008-12-27T09:46:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heard-some-sad-news/60334/1 "2008-12-27T09:46:44Z")

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A colleague of mine, Dr. John Pryor, died in Iraq in Christmas. He was starting his second tour there at a forward surgical center, when he was hit by a mortar round in his quarters.

And he did have a local connection - he was from Albany and trained at SUNY Buffalo.

[http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news\_update/20081227\_John\_P\_\_Pryor\_\_42\_\_surgeon\_and\_soldier.html](http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081227_John_P __Pryor__ 42__surgeon_and_soldier.html)

He’ll be missed.

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heard-some-sad-news/60334/2 "2008-12-27T09:48:16Z")

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rip

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heard-some-sad-news/60334/3 "2008-12-27T09:50:14Z")

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stupid war. sorry to hear

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**Author:** ![Team\_Havoc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/team_havoc/32/5213_2.png) [@Team\_Havoc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Team_Havoc)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heard-some-sad-news/60334/4 "2008-12-27T10:03:37Z")

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sorry to hear…rip

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**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heard-some-sad-news/60334/5 "2008-12-27T11:52:39Z")

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sucks. Ive got a few friends scattered in iraq