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He was the son of Cindy Sheehan. He was killed April 4, 2004 in Sadr City. But you wouldn't recognize him from his mother's description of him today. His is not the story his mom tells of how he was a dumb kid who was fooled into joining up. Army SPC Casey Sheehan was a war hero and he was a real man. Having recently reenlisted with the Army, SPC Sheehan volunteered to be part of a Quick Response Force (QRF) into Sadr City to rescue soldiers trapped by obstacles under serious enemy fire on the day of the heaviest...

(CBS 3) The numbers that are reported every night on the news of the casualties in Iraq can be cold and impersonal because every number represents a hero, many from our area. And every number is a story that deserves to be told. CBS 3's Larry Mendte relates the story of Corporal Stephen McGowan - the beanie baby soldier. There are people in this world who can create a ray of hope in our darkest hour of despair. Stephen McGowan, 26, joined the army in the tsunami of emotion that flooded this country after 9/11. "For him protecting the nation...

Watch the video tribute HERE. It is a worthy thing to fight for one’s freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man’s. -Mark Twain On April 4th, 2004 Army Specialist Casey Sheehan and seven fellow soldiers were killed during protracted combat with Shi'ite insurgents in Sadr City, Iraq. Sheehan, a Humvee mechanic, had volunteered for the rescue mission to relieve his besieged comrades only to be ambushed himself while en route. He had been in country for five days. President Bush has made it clear that "America will not abandon Iraq" on his watch, yet he has...