Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father,
Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc
Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq (which he
had volunteered for) just a few weeks before he was due to return home.
The father of Lance Cpl. Christopher Mies salutes the casket of his son
Mar. 23, 2011, at Buckley Air Force Base.
"He was just such a big part of my life. I miss him when I go to bed at night and I miss him when I wake up in the morning. I keep waiting for him to walk through the front door, even though I know he's gone." Carrie Price lost her husband Cpl. James Price in Afghanistan.
One of two US Soldier killed in Iraq. Dec. 2011
Pearl Harbor survivor Houston James of Dallas is overcome with emotion
as he embraces Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr. during the Dallas
Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall in 2005. Sgt Graunke, who
was a member of a Marine ordnance-disposal team, lost a hand, leg, and
eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July of 2004.
Fiancee of a soldier killed in Iraq in February by an IED mourning him at Arlington Cemetery in May 2011.
The loyal dog of a fallen SEAL soldier lays in mourning at a casket
refusing to leave his owners side. 35 year old Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson
was one of the soldiers killed on August 6th when their Chinook
helicopter was shot down by a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade.
Mourning US soldier slain in Iraq. Feb.2012
Mother and Brother mourn fallen British soldier Ben Baington-Browne.
“His raucous laughter would fill the room, and his compassionate nature filled
our hearts with joy. "He always saw the good in people, and his sense of care and
responsibility towards his troop was endearing. “We miss him so very much.”
Here's a few photos from Ashley Gilbertson's "Bedrooms of the Fallen."
Thought, I would leave you with at least one happy ending...
Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months. April. 2006
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