An Army wife's blog. . .

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 8:00 PM Share

... heartbreakingly becomes an Army widow's blog. Dena Yllescas's account of losing her husband, an Army captain injured by an IED in Afghanistan in October who died of his wounds a few weeks ago, left me speechless. This is what sacrifice means on a daily basis. I am not sure why, but I was especially struck by her latest comment, just a quick note about putting their house up for sale.

Anyway, when you have a few quiet minutes, take a look.

A hat tip to T.T. Carnehan's Long Warrior blog on this. T.T. knew Capt. Yllescas, by the way.

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January 8, 2009

Heartwrenching Bravery...

...of both of them. Wow...not much more I can say Tom.

 

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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