Rest In Peace Jon
Last year I performed a wedding ceremony for some friends, the bride someone I have known for many years and the groom a fine gentleman I have gotten to know since they started dating. He is an Army captain currently finishing up his residency in orthopedic surgery.
This past weekend his brother, also in the Army, was killed in Iraq. I was never able to meet him in person -- when I performed the wedding last fall, he had already been deployed. I did meet his wife, a lovely woman who is an Army lieutenant currently on a leave of absence while she attends law school. I can only imagine what she's going through right now.
I can also imagine what my friend is now going though, as her new husband is about to start the last year of his residency before he too is deployed to parts TBD. The reality of our country's current foreign policy is now that much more personal to her.
I hate this war.
Followup: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/04/09/hampstead_soldier_dies_in_iraq/
This past weekend his brother, also in the Army, was killed in Iraq. I was never able to meet him in person -- when I performed the wedding last fall, he had already been deployed. I did meet his wife, a lovely woman who is an Army lieutenant currently on a leave of absence while she attends law school. I can only imagine what she's going through right now.
I can also imagine what my friend is now going though, as her new husband is about to start the last year of his residency before he too is deployed to parts TBD. The reality of our country's current foreign policy is now that much more personal to her.
I hate this war.
Followup: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/04/09/hampstead_soldier_dies_in_iraq/