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Maj Gen. Wayne Erck, commander, 78th Division (Training Support), pays his respects as he presents the nation's colors at Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 25 to Sylvia James, wife of Lt. Col. Leon G. James II, who died Oct. 10 of wounds from an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. James commanded the 3rd Battalion, 314th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade, 78th Division (Training Support). He was survived by his three daughters: Maria, Rachel and Kathryn. Adam Skoczylas

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“The first life lost was the milestone,” said retired Sgt. Maj. Gary G. Beylickhian, a combat veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam Conflict.

The Sgt. Major knows so much more than those who write news copy for a living.