Americans honoring fallen soldier: Staff Sgt. Beale's return home
Killed in action. The body of Staff Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, on June 11, 2009. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough, Georgia.
A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time...
Watch the video below. Dozens of forums have published this amateur video. Very moving...
The following text, accompanying the video link, made rounds via emails:
"Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military. But the best of America is still out there, beyond the Beltway, beyond the news rooms, beyond many faculty lounges. Be it known that there are many places in this land where people still recognize the courage and impact of total self-sacrifice. Georgia appears to remain one of those places. The [video] below is a short travelogue of that Sergeant Beale’s remarkable and painful journey.
God please bless the sergeant, his family and his colleagues in uniform."
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