Specialist James Kiehl

He died in Iraq. This site captures the day he was buried in Center Point, Texas. (link via Andrew Sullivan).

P.S. Wendy C. emails from Dallas: Another interesting thing about Spc. Kiehl is that just 2-3 days before major combat started in Iraq (and, as it turned out, just days before he was killed), he was the subject of a story on our local CBS news affiliate Channel 11 in Dallas. It was a piece about 2 soldiers who wanted their army chaplain to baptize them. He was one of the soldiers. He spoke of his baby who was just a month away from being born. They showed his make-shift baptism and I was touched beyond belief.

Because of that story, I will never forget Spc. James Kiehl and all who serve and sacrifice. And I will never forget the families they leave behind.