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...notion that he was watching over his fellow soldiers in his last moments. It was a familiar role. "He was real big on Superman," she says. Genevie tattooed a red and gold S on his chest. When his parents separated a few years ago, Genevie stayed with his mom and "took over the fatherly role," she remembers, helping them work through their problems and get back together. That's why, when he died, she wanted him to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. "That's where heroes go," she says. "He was my hero...
...Enter to get easy A’s and a kick-ass job after you graduate.” I may not have aced all of my classes, but I am confident that I have grown in wisdom. In high school my mom used to tell me that I had the maturity of an 8-year-old, but now she compares me to 12-year-old. At this rate I may even be allowed to use the oven by the time I graduate. Don’t get me wrong—I care about my grades, and work hard...
...went back to the Army in 2005, he specifically requested to be posted with an infantry unit. "I want the nitty-gritty," he told his father. But when he arrived in Baghdad, it was worse than he'd expected. "Hell has an address after all," he wrote to his mom in an e-mail at the time...
...oldest in his squad, Starcevich looked after the younger soldiers and had his parents send supplies for his group. They needed metal dental picks to get the sand out of their weapons. (His mom and dad bought dozens on eBay.) And rosaries to pray on. (A church group in Tolono, Ill. hand-beaded 400 and shipped them to Baghdad...
Shaun Blue was a philosophy student from Indiana who used to read the encyclopedia. Mario De Leon re-enlisted in order to support his new family in California. Aaron Genevie, from southwest Pennsylvania, said his mom was his greatest inspiration. Daniel Scherry of Rocky River, Ohio, always wanted to be a Marine. Illinois native Lucas Starcevich helped outfit his platoon when equipment ran short. Jesse De La Torre was a jazz-playing Bible student from Illinois. They had some things in common: several were in Iraq for their second tour of duty. One begged Army doctors just...