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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2003
Page
5
Two Marines Cpl. Sgt. Bradley Korthaus Davenport and Evan James La Harpe were among the first American casualties in Iraq. The probe found no negligence by commanding officers and ruled their drowning across a canal in southeast Iraq as accidental.
U S troops toppled a Saddam statue and attacked the Information Ministry and Al Rashid hotel in central Baghdad. Air cover from A-10s and drones supported a push into Mansour and the New Presidential Palace as Marines crossed into Baghdad. Casualties were reported among soldiers and journalists, with further battles surrounding the city and Basra’s fall announced.
Students at the Peace Camp on the University of Iowa campus discuss the Iraq war with passers-by while living at the camp. Nearby residents deliver meals and join conversations, and incidents include an egg-throwing encounter at 5 a.m. A First Presbyterian youth group tours the site, underscoring a community debate about protest and support for troops.
Kelly Holland, a childhood friend, called Brad Korthaus an American hero during his funeral at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Korthaus and Cpl. Evan James drowned while crossing Saddam Canal to aid a water purification team. Officials ruled the deaths accidental. more than 1,000 attended the Mass with a 21 gun salute and Taps at the cemetery.
Jaymie Grahlman, a Kenwood Elementary kindergartner, died after a fire that left 40 percent of her mother’s body burned and sent the family to Mercy Medical Center. Reed Grahlman, hospitalized, said the blaze erupted after a night of family cards at their 3755 H Ave NE home. The cause remains under investigation. Kenwood Elementary has started a collection for the Grahlman family.
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