Most of you know the name Jared Monti, he was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan. This weekend we remember him, and far too many others. And we share the pain of the families who have to bear the true meaning if this "holiday" in their hearts. Lee Habeeb talks about hearing Jared's Dad on the radio. Then came the part of the interview that hit me hardest: It was the moment when Paul Monti talked about his son’s truck, and why he still has it, and still drives it. “What can I tell you? It’s him,” Jared’s father explained, nearly choking on his words. “It’s got his DNA all over it. I love driving it because it reminds me of him, though I don’t need the truck to remind me of him. I think about him every hour of every day.” I was already tearing up before that story about Jared’s truck. But as the details piled up — the truck was a Dodge 4X4 Ram 1500 with decals on it that included the 10th Mountain Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, an American flag, and a Go Army sticker — I lost it. And there I was sitting in my car in a Walmart parking lot on a sunny Memorial Day in my hometown crying hard. Crying like a child. Crying as if I’d lost my child. A talented songwriter give a small taste of the bitter sorrow the loss of a loved one brings. Not surprisingly, it ends up as a country song that will stop you and have you crying along with those folks. So grieve with them for a few minutes and then remember Paul Monti and all the rest who gave their lives for this great land. Enjoy the freedom they bought so dearly.
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May 25 2013, 03:41 AM
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