Pt 1 The end<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Background about Don Collins, the coroner of Scottsburg<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The author gives an account of Collins digging the grave for the solider who is to be buried the next day<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 There is an account of most of the guards, accompanied by their names<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The author goes into detail as to what they do before the funeral starts<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Those who know the family, those in the military, and civilian motorcyclists surround the grave site<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The author then goes on to name the vault company and describe it<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 It sounds like a single sound<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 News cameras are on them<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He plays \u201cTaps\u201d and the author describes different variations of the song<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t close his eyes so emotion is conveyed<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The author describes the folding of the flag and the emotions of the men folding it \u2013 their hands are shaking<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The general is standing next to her<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The general and guards fly back<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone leaves<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The Collins\u2019 start to fill in the grave<\/p>\n
Pt 2<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 She recounts his baptism and happy times she had with him in this church<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The mother smokes today for the first time in a long time<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 She recounts how her brother and first husband died<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The soldier\u2019s older brother who is also in the army and his sister<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Her brother and sister also come to attend their nephew\u2019s funeral<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Some because it was the mayor\u2019s nephew and others because they knew the mother<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Their love for the solider radiates off of them<\/p>\n
Pt 3<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He was escorted from the airport by a pair of brothers<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The brothers were greeted by hundreds of people with flags<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The author then explains what the Patriot Guard is and why it formed<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 They were outcasts in school<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The soldier was supposed to be in his wedding<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 They rode skateboards together<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He set up the soldier with his wife, Missie<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He designed the soldier\u2019s tombstone<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He went to live with his sister in Florida<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Leaving brought him back home and he turned his life around<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The job wasn\u2019t cutting it and he decided to follow in his older brother\u2019s footsteps and join the army<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He started in Alaska<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 She drove him to the airport in Louisville<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The soldier was dressed in his finery in the casket<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He was whole enough for open viewing<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 His brother put his Mason ring on his brother, with his hands shaking as he did so<\/p>\n
Pt 4<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He came with the guard<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The author explains the color-coding system of soldiers and how they die<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 Today hit home because he had a family<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The wood caskets are heavier than metal but all soldiers are dressed the same underneath<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 The weight of caskets gives some indication of how the person died<\/p>\n
o\u00a0\u00a0 He finished the reading with the 46th<\/sup>\u00a0psalm<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The mother held onto her grandchildren<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The Chaplin cried as well<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Two guards in the back of the van would soon find themselves in Iraq<\/p>\n Official Pt 2: Dover Air force Base<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 His business had been in the auto industry<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 That changed when a family started a campaign as to how the military would be flown home and met<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The pilots were low-profile \u2013 one of the pilots said you just have to fly<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 There are some states that had more casualties than others while some have had none<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes parents don\u2019t show and sometimes the honor guard doesn\u2019t either<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The family meets the casket in the hanger<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes the pilots go back in the plane because they cant handle the family\u2019s reactions<\/p>\n Pt. 3<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 His body was scanned for bombs<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 There were no personal effects found on his body<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Two rooms in the building deal with their personal effects<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Then there\u2019s an autopsy<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The soldier suffered traumatic injuries consistent with explosives \u2013 his remains were incomplete<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Wounds are documented and recorded in the database<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Body fluids are replaced in order to keep from decaying<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Soldiers help their comrades look this way<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s an intimate, hands on process<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 They are creaseless and longer than a standard one<\/p>\n Pt. 4<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s one case, sometimes its more<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Each case is moved one at a time and given a three second salute<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 A prayer is said for those lost<\/p>\n Official Pt. 3<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 He took off the headphones because he didn\u2019t want to hear the rest<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 Helicopters landed and brought the soldier toward the truck<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The solider would be on his way to Kuwait 6 hours later<\/p>\n Pt. 4<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 They took pictures together<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 He lost of his mother\u2019s reaction<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 He called his unlace at home first<\/p>\n o\u00a0\u00a0 The wife sent her kids next door to play<\/p>\n Pt. 5<\/p>\n\n
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