This was sent to me today, i cant stop crying..........

The following two photos were awarded first and
second place at the Photo of the Year International
Expo

First
Place

When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body arrived at the Reno Airport, Marines
climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his
casket as passengers watched the family gather on the tarmac. During the
arrival of another Marine's casket last year at Denver International Airport, Major Steve Beck
described the scene as one of the most powerful in the process: "See the
people in the windows? They'll sit right there in the plane, watching
those Marines. You gotta wonder what's going through their minds,
knowing that they're on the plane that brought him home," he said.
"They're going to remember being on that plane for the rest of their
lives. They're going to remember bringing that Marine home. And they
should."

Second Place

The night before the burial of her husband's
body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next
to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking
in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her
laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of
the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she
slept. "I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she
said. "I think that's what he would
like."