Loss, Loyalty, and Love

Some photos are so powerful. In one shutter click, a moment is captured that would otherwise be blinked away, and the lesson in that moment lost.

Even as I believe that, I can't remember the last time I simply looked at a photo and cried.

That happened when I saw the photo above tonight.

This was the caption below it:  During Navy Seal Jon Tumilson's funeral yesterday, his trusted canine friend Hawkeye guarded him one last time.

So heartbreaking.

Here is a video capturing the moment live:



To read more about the brave Navy SEAL who gave his life in service to our country, click here.

I hope Petty Officer Jon Tumilson is resting in peace, and that his faithful companion Hawkeye is being given lots of extra love tonight.

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Memorial Day, 2009

Today is observed as Memorial Day in the United States, a day for remembering the men and women of our armed services who died while at war. Thank you to those men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and for those now serving.

As always, the Boston Globe site The Big Picture does a beautiful job of capturing the emotion and reality of this holiday. check out more pictures here.

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