Mourn

This weekend has been a tragic and sad weekend for our family….

My cousin, Josh Reeves, was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Friday.  His firstborn and first son was delivered only one day before he passed away. 

This really angers me, but I know I shouldn’t feel this way.  I cried with my wife when I heard the news, and as surreal as it was, I learned of his death wearing my own uniform after getting home from drill.  I take so much pride in what I do, and I love him for his sacrifice and the noble job he performed.  We don’t know all of the details of his death yet, but we do know that the humvee he was driving hit a roadside bomb.  I feel so incredibly sad for his wife and newborn son… I wish he could have held his son… I wish his son could know his brave father… I wish I could have been there for him….

I find solace, though, that we are an eternal family… that one day I can see him again, and that he can be with his family forever.  Josh, we love you.