RIP Sir

A military honor guards carries the casket U.S. Army Special Forces Major Paul Syverson III during a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., July 13, 2004. Syverson was killed on June 16 in Balad, Iraq, during a mortar attack which hit his camp. Syverson was assigned to the Army's 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Syverson is survived by his wife Jacquelyn, son Paul IV, daughter Amy, father Paul Syverson II and mother Joy. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

Jacquelyn Syverson, wife of Army Maj. Paul Syverson III, and son Paul IV, 7, lay flowers on her husband's casket on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Syverson was killed in Balad, Iraq on June 16th. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. Army Special Forces Lt. General Philip Kensinger (Left) presents a U.S. flag to Joy Syverson (2ndRight), mother of Major Paul Syverson III, during a full honors funeral at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., July 13, 2004. Major Syverson was killed on June 16 in Balad, Iraq during a mortar attack which hit his camp. Syverson was assigned to the Army's 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Major Syverson's wife, Jacquelyn, embraces their son, Paul IV, at left. The major's father, Paul Syverson II, is at right. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

Joy Syverson, mother of U.S. Army Special Forces Major Paul Syverson III, is comforted by U.S. Army Special Forces Lt. General Philip Kensinger (Left) during a full honors funeral at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., July 13, 2004. Syverson was killed on June 16 in Balad, Iraq during a mortar attack which hit his camp. Syverson was assigned to the Army's 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Syverson is survived by his wife Jacquelyn (3RDRight), son Paul IV, daughter Amy, Father Paul Syverson II (Right) and mother Joy. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

Thank you for posting those, Dan.

U.S. Army Special Forces Lt. General Philip Kensinger presents a U.S. flag to Jacquelyn Syverson (2ndLeft), wife of Major Paul Syverson III, during a full honors funeral at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, July 13, 2004. Major Syverson was killed on June 16 in Balad, Iraq during a mortar attack which hit his camp. Syverson was assigned to the Army's 5th Special Forces Group in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Syverson is survived by his wife Jacquelyn, son Paul IV (3rdLeft), daughter Amy, Father Paul Syverson II (Right) and mother Joy (2ndRight). REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

Great pictures, thanks!

A real tribute to the soldier.

TR

Well done Dan

Thanks for posting those. I have spent a lot of time at Arlington over the years and it still grabs my gut ever time I see that cassion. My uncle, and now his son, was (is) the superintendant of Arlington and there is nothing that will raise a tear quicker for me than to hear taps echoing across that hollowed place.

Jack Moroney

I too have spent a lot of time at Arlington, but it was to say goodby to my generation of SF...C.Q. Williams, George McGovern, Jack "Iceman" Isler, and a few others. Seeing those VMI cadets in the background sends a shiver up my spine. One of the recent KIAs was a 2003 graduate of the USMA. His twin brother was a BR of my son at VMI.

Dan, thank you for this great service. I sent the URL to the SF-List.