Thursday, February 24. 2005

On Feburary 15th, Michael Arciola, brother of a good friend of mine here in New York was killed in action by small arms fired in Al Ramadi, Iraq. I had the privledge of spending time with him over some beers while he was on leave just a few short weeks ago and words cannot express my sadness to now have to attend his wake tonight. He was a very good man, a solider who was proud of his job, and now another name remembered forever as someone who gave all he had in the name of his country. My prayers and deepest respects are with him and his family -- I am truly honored to have known him.