Posted on 11/21/2009 5:08:13 PM PST by SandRat
"Sherman, 21, was eulogized as a selfless soldier who did what came naturally to him when he jumped into a river in Afghanistan to try to rescue a comrade in distress."
War Veteran William Biddle plays Taps at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
One of the ladies in the Massachusetts MOM group mentioned Ben in a post a couple of weeks ago, just after he went missing. He truly laid down his life for a friend.
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