Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Headstones of the Section 60
This month I made my annual pilgrimage to Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery. With my wife and our boy Truman in tow, we walked through the cemetery on Veterans day with our good friends Lindsey and Tony, both veterans themselves. We paid a visit to the grave of my cousin Dave, the men of Extortion 17, and the rest of the dead from our most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. I spent about two hours strolling through the headstones. Reflecting. Remembering. Trying to reconcile the feelings of sorrow and pride inside me. Thank you for looking and honoring the lives of these men and women. See also, Part One and Part Two of this series.
SGT Aaron Xavier Wittman
Army - January 10, 2013 - Afghanistan
PFC David H. Sharrett II
Army - January 16, 2008 - Iraq
SSG Ryan F Coyer
Army Ranger - March 12, 2012 - Afghanistan
LCPL Eugene C. Mills III
USMC - June 22, 2012 - Afghanistan
CPL Nicholas D. Parada Rodriguez
USMC - May 6, 2010 - Afghanistan
LCPL Eugene C. Mills III
USMC - June 22, 2012 - Afghanistan
SGT Jack Bryant Jr.
Army - November 20, 2004 - Iraq
SGT Jacob Michael Schwallie
Army - May 7, 2012 - Afghanistan
SOC Christopher G. Campbell
Navy SEAL - August 8, 2011 - Afghanistan
SGT John P. Huling
USMC - May 6, 2012 - Afghanistan
CAPT Jeffrey Aja Hill
SGT Scott Lange Kirkpatrick
Army - August 11, 2007 - Iraq
SSG Joseph Edgar Phaneuf II
Army - December 15, 2006 - Afghanistan
LCPL Eric L. Ward
USMC - February 21, 2010 - Afghanistan
HM3 Manuel Antonio Ruiz
Navy - February 7, 2007 - Iraq
1LT Kenneth M. Ballard
Army - May 30, 2004 - Iraq
SSGT Troy Lee Littlejohn Jr.
Army - August 20, 2010 - Vietnam Veteran
SSG Nigel D. Kelly
Army - June 25, 2011 - Afghanistan
SSGT James Michael Malachowski
USMC - March 20, 2011 - Afghanistan
SSG Joshua Micah Mills
Green Beret - September 16, 2009 - Afghanistan
SGT Gene L. Lamie
Army - July 6, 2007 - Iraq
MAJ Megan M. McClung
USMC - December 6, 2006 - Iraq
SPC Daniel L. Eliott
Army - July 15, 2011 - Iraq
SGTMAJ Robert James Cottle
USMC - March 24, 2010 - Afghanistan
LT Brendan Looney
Navy SEAL - September 21, 2010 - Afghanistan
**Photos copyright Luke Sharrett**
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