The Video

"I didn’t know Staff Sergeant John Beale.

I’ve never met him.  I didn’t know any of his family or friends.

I didn’t know that he was 39, I didn’t know that he was from Georgia, that he was a member of the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade, or that he married his wife right out of high school. I didn’t know that he was a Father of an 8 and a 12 year old.

Until tonight.

Until tonight, I didn’t know that he loved being in the military.  I didn’t know that he was deployed to Afghanistan a month ago, his second tour there.  And I didn’t know that he died a few days ago thanks to an IED, alongside two of his fellow Soldiers, 21-year-old Specialist Jeffrey Jordan, and 37-year-old Major Kevin Jenrette.

Here’s what I do know.  And it’s been made abundantly clear through a shaky 12 minute video.  This man, and the countless men and women over there… They are respected, and they are loved.

Check out this video, and grab a few tissues, you’ll need them."

Written by EPIJUNKY - http://pinkwarmdry.com/blog/2009/06/ssgt-john-beale-arrives-home/