Navy Seal Jon Tumilson was one of the 30 soldiers killed in the ambushed helicopter crash in Afghanistan a few weeks ago. Here is a picture of his dog, Hawkeye, keeping watch over his casket during the funeral in Iowa, where an estimated 1,500 mourners came to pay their respects.
31 lost, 31 unwanted visits, 31 doors receive that dreaded knock, 31 families with shattered hearts, 31 pairs of boots lined up with rifles and dog tags and helmets, 31 comrades remembered and grieved for, 31 funeral services, 31 names on newly made grave markers, 31 empty places at the table, 31 souls who gave all, whose loss leave a void, so let's take 31 seconds to pause and reflect on such a sacrifice as 31 gone forever.
