Speechless

Posted byAndrewPosted inPoliticsTags:, , , , , , , , , , ,

Recently I saw a picture that left me speechless, and my eyes full of tears. No matter what one’s views are of war this picture will fill them with a number of emotions. Please observe, ponder, and pray.

Sixteen-month-old Aubrey Melton reaches for her father, SSG Josh Melton, as she views his body with her mother Larissa before his funeral service on June 27, 2009 in Germantown, Illinois. SSG Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack on June 19. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Sixteen-month-old Aubrey Melton reaches for her father, SSG Josh Melton, as she views his body with her mother Larissa before his funeral service on June 27, 2009 in Germantown, Illinois. SSG Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack on June 19. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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