The Jackson Checkpoint Bombing

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Location: Jackson Hights, Morrisville, United Morrison

Target: Royal United Morrison Defence Force Troops

Date: March, 17 1994

Attack Type: Timed Explosive

Fatalities: 14 (real fatalitiles is 16 because 2 GLA were killed)

Injured: 25


Details

39 Troops of the RUMDF were station at a checkpoint just outside Jackson Hights, Morrisvile when on 17 March 1994 the Guerilla Lord Alliance blew a bomb up (it was the first time the GLA made did a bomb attack) 14 troops were killed and 25 injured

Reaction

Minister of Defence Jack Philips: comdemed the attack and said that the RUMDF will retalate

Commander-In-Cheif Gen. of the Army James Kaman: also Comdemed the attack and decleard war at the GLA

King James Douglas Morrison II: comdemed the attack and said the RUMDF will not rest until the GLA is wiped out

The Checkpoint Today

Today there are still troops stationed at the checkpoint there is now a memorial comemorating the troops who were killed

Names of the Fatalities

Colonel John Lionam (Leader of the Checkpoint was killed when the bomb blew his head off)

Major Henry Gropson (Deputy Leader of the Checkpoint was killed when his leg was torn off)

Captain Lesle Kemlow (Head of Communications was killed when shrapnel from the radio cut his head open)

Major Lieutenant Lennon McBride (Head of Navagation was killed when a piece of shrapnel cut his throt)

Colonel John Kaman (Representive of the Commander-In-Cheif, brother of James Kaman died when a GLA solider shot him in the head)

Mayor Winston Norson (Mayor of Morrisville killed by a GLA Sniper)

Lieutenant Colonel Micheal Harris (Representative of the Government killed when shot in the head)

Major Kevin McDouglas (Solider guarding the checkpoint)

Captain Harry Morunes (Solider guarding the checkpoint)

Lieutenant Alex Morris (Bodyguard of John Lionam)

Major Tiki Kiwalos (Bodyguard of Henry Gropson)

Second Lieutenant Tom Wingfield (Solider training)

First Lieutenant Oslo Harold (Solider training)

Colonel Wallis Greenburg (Head of Training)

Volenteer Henry Jackson Potter (killed by a bulliet into his heart)

Volenteer Miles Jewson (killed by a sniper into his head)


Memorial

The Jackson Hights Memorial says

(Listing of Fatalities look above)

May God cry tears for these brave men who were killed on March 17, 1994 when the Guerilla Lord Alliance bomb the checkpoint may god kill those who killed these men and may the brave mens souls rest in peace