[dennisw]

These notices are the saddest of things. Not just due to the loss of life as that is inevitably a part of this veil of tears in which we live. But the loss of an intelligent and honorable man like this who knowingly put himself in harm’s way for his brothers and for us all is staggering. Where indeed do we find men like this? I am profoundly humbled by this young man’s sacrifice. I pray his family finds comfort in the nobility of his effort, and their anguish is lessened by the salve of our gratefulness.