VENICE, Fla. - At a Veterans Day ceremony a week ago, Englewood kindergartner Kyle Frost proudly held a picture of his uncle, U.S. Marine Dale Burger Jr.
The picture appeared in the Herald-Tribune and was picked up by wire services used by news organizations across the country.
Monday, 5-year-old Kyle learned that he would never get to know his uncle beyond the solemn face in the photograph. Cpl. Dale Burger Jr., 21, a native of Maryland, was shot in the head and killed Sunday during combat against Iraqi insurgents in Al Anbar Province, which includes the war-torn cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.
“When I told Kyle, he sort of understood,” Lynn Frost, Burger’s sister, said Tuesday. “He said he wanted Dale to come back and play. Then Kyle just ran into the other room and cried."
What a tear jerker JJ. Thanks for sharing that story with us.
Choking back a lump in my throat.
Prayers for the family of Marine Dale Burger Jr.