I am sitting here with tears in my eyes. I just finished reading this news item about Daniel Amaya, a local Marine Corporal who was killed in action in Iraq. Daniel's family were interviewed in the article. They speak of how proud they are of their son, and of how much they will miss him. Nowhere in the article do they blame the government or the president for their son's death. As I type this I am holding my sleeping 13 month old in my arms. The words and the tragedy strike too close to home. I do not know this family personally, but they are typical of the people in this city. I salute them and pray for their comfort. Most of all, I say Thank You to their son for his sacrifice for the freedom of others. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)