Posted on 05/01/2011 5:11:41 AM PDT by driftdiver
Reporting from Arlington, Va.— Rosemary Brown is standing over the grave of her son at Arlington National Cemetery when someone catches her eye. It's a boy in khaki shorts and muddy shoes, juggling a clunky camera and the Motorola Xoom he got for his 17th birthday five days earlier.
"May I ask what you're doing?" Brown inquires. The boy begins to peck at the Xoom tablet, and in seconds the image that Brown has come all the way from Cartwright, Okla., to see fills the screen. It's the white marble headstone of Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Jason L. Brown, killed by small-arms fire in Afghanistan three years ago this day. Her face brightens.
"Most of Jason's family and friends are in Oklahoma and Texas. For them to be able to see his grave…," she says, her voice breaking.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
No, they’ve screwed up their records and lost track of where some people are buried. There are also problems with the storage of remains before burial. I’ve read where some remains sat in un-refrigerated storage for weeks before being embalmed and buried.
This young man has only finished a portion of the cementary, where those who’ve died in the current conflicts are buried.
That is beautiful.
I took the time to read about
Douglas A. Zembiec
Major, United States Marine Corps
It touched me.
America should be proud but as an American, I am very sad that we will loose more men just like him.
WOW! Thanks for the post/links. HOORAY Ricky Gilleland!
Thanks to all who have served, who are serving and who will serve in the future...and thanks to their families and friends.
America’s finest.
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