His daddy is taking it real, real hard.

They were on patrol in a convoy when they were hit by what they told me was a roadside bomb. It wounded him pretty bad.

He was a fellow that touched a lot of lives around Ferriday. He was a good Christian boy. He loved the church and he loved the Marines, and he made the sacrifice.

Two vehicles got destroyed on the same patrol.

My youngest one, who is 9, asked why is it her daddy that is going,

Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be very rough