Posted on 11/12/2005 4:34:12 AM PST by goarmy
Rocky Mountain News reporter Jim Sheeler and photographer Todd Heisler spent the past year with the Marines stationed at Aurora's Buckley Air Force Base (Colorado) who have found themselves called upon to notify families of the deaths of their sons in Iraq. In each case in this story, the families agreed to let Sheeler and Heisler chronicle their loss and grief. They wanted people to know their sons, the men and women who brought them home, and the bond of traditions more than 200 years old that unite them.
Though readers are led through the story by the white-gloved hand of Maj. Steve Beck, he remains a reluctant hero. He is, he insists, only a small part of the massive mosaic that is the Marine Corps.
This was posted 2 days ago and I read the whole thing. Major tissue alert.
Page three of twelve, just can't read anymore right now. Bookmarked for later... and I ponder the lies and likes of Cindy and her anti-war compatriots, who are the opposition in bringing peace to families of those killed in battle.
Thank you for posting this. It is one of the most touching things I have read.
I'm absolutely numb after reading that.
I couldn't read it in one sitting. I was at work and had to finish it at home. It was important to read it and remember the sacrifices.
24 pages in PDF format.
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