As I prepare for the funeral of Janet Condit, mother of one of our members, I'm especially susceptible to the e-mail I got this morning telling the experience of an airline captain in carrying human remains of a soldier who died in 2008. You can read the original version of the story at http://acaptainslog.blogspot.com/2008/07/fallen-soldier_04.html.
My reply to the e-mail:
It's a moving tribute.
I wonder if you've seen the HBO film "Taking Chance," with Kevin Bacon? It's a feature-length presentation of precisely this story. Those who have Netflix can watch it instantly. Click: www.netflix.com/Movie/Taking-Chance/70107989
This week's death announcements in Operation Enduring Freedom (all Army):
Spec. Ryan A. Gartner, 23, of Dumont, N.J., died Feb. 1 in Bagram, Afghanistan
Spc. Omar Soltero, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 31 in Wardak province, Afghanistan
Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, 22, of Bennett, Colo., died Jan. 29 in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa, died Jan. 29 in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, of Prince William, Va., died Jan. 28 in Parwan province, Afghanistan
--Jack Lohr, Interim Pastor
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