Yesterday was the saddest day I've had in a long time. This world lost an amazing man. He was an incredible friend, an adoring husband, a loving father, and a strong soldier.
He paid the ultimate price, gave the ultimate sacrifice. He was fighting an enemy in a far away land that many of us will never see. But he was fighting to keep you safe. He saw the horror of the September 11 attacks, the bombings of Al Qaeda, and he answered the call. He wanted you to feel safe in a big building, or on the subway, and he was fighting terrorism at every turn.
He leaves behind the most amazing woman. She has always been a true friend, a confidant, the person who's family I called family when I was so far away from home. She stood beside me as I married the love of my life, and her husband honored us with an amazing toast to our marriage.
He leaves behind his unborn child. This baby will only know stories, photographs, videos, and mementos of their daddy, but I like to think that maybe he got to meet this little one first, even before any of us have.
I know that this world mourns him, we grieve him. We don't know what our lives will be like now that he's gone. We think about how fortunate we were to have had him in our lives in the first place. Even though this world is grieving, heaven is rejoicing... they gained a warrior today.
