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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, June 22, 2007

Picture of the Day


Richard and Laurie Baylis, of Holtsville, N.Y., carry the U.S. flag from their son Matthew's casket following his funeral, Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, N.Y. Baylis died May, 31, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered on May, 30, 2007 when his patrol encountered enemy small arms fire. (AP Photo/ Edouard H.R. Gluck )

1 Comments:

  • This photograph embodies the true tragedy, and cost of war. If more images like this were seen, rather than those of talking head army generals, we would be on the road to end this mess. This is one of the only real photos of the Iraq War I have seen yet

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:31 PM  

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