<p>Let us all hold in our hearts, thoughts and prayers this dear family who have given so much of themselves and their gifts to the service of our country.</p>
<p>And for the poor young wife - now widowed - having to face this unique grief you hope no young woman would ever have to face -</p>
<p>I am sobered, and grateful that we have Americans like these to call our own.</p>
<p>Today, there is no BEAT ARMY chant coming out of my mouth....</p>
<p>nor from mine-</p>
<p>God Bless them, each and every one.
A sad time for USMA and this family for sure.
And it breaks my heart everytime I think about the names of the fallen being read in Washington Hall. Very, very sad.</p>