This is a case where we should not mourn too greatly, but instead be thankful that such men lived... "He died for you. You know, every military man and woman, they're out there fighting for our freedom day in day out. We think we have it rough here, but it's far worse over there." - Kristin Purdy, sister of Nathan Carse Nathan Carse had it all. He was a linebacker and environmental sciences major at Capital University (leading the team to it's first winning season since 1991) before going on to getting a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University (where he played RUGBY!). A giant with a heart of gold, he helped rebuild St. Bernard Parish in NOLA after Katrina. He had a great job as government engineer. Great family back home in Ohio. You name it. And everyone who knew Nathan, loved him. One of you wrote me about him last week. But all of that was not enough for Nathan Carse. The son of a Special Forces Soldier, Nathan felt the need to do more, to serve his country. His sister told a reporter that Nathan wanted to take a "different route". Nathan Carse enlisted as a combat engineer last year and was assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade, out of White Sands Missile Range, N.M. He deployed to Afghanistan with the unit and was due to come home sometime in the next few months. On February 8th, SPC Carse was in a patrol that hit an IED which took his life, but his spirit lives on as reader Patrick sends this note: To say Nathan Carse was kind, or had a big heart, is not enough. I have no way to express what a good man he was, what a good friend he was, or how lucky I was to have known him. To understand who Spc. Carse was, one only has to look at his actions. Nathan gave up a comfortable and safe career as an environmental engineer in order to follow his convictions, wherever they led. He willingly gave up the life he had known when he enlisted in the Army at 31, and eventually gave his life in its service. He chose a path of hardship and danger because he believed in what he was doing, and held a deep and abiding love for this country. His sacrifice will always serve as an example to myself, and so many others who knew him, as long as we all shall live. As I said, there's no way to put into words who he was, and no need. Though he is gone, his actions will live on, and those actions tell his story better than mere words ever could. Godspeed, Specialist Nathan Carse. You can go here to a Facebook page set up by his friends to build a scholarship fund in his name.
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