"A hero is someone going in when everyone else is running out."

‎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.

Thank you men, each of you is a hero. Because of you, we are free.

I will never forget...