A Moving Tribute To Our Troops

Karla Comfort lost her son Lance Cpl. John Holmason, 20, on Dec. 1, 2005, in an Iraq attack that also killed nine other Twentynine Palms-based Marines. The nine are memorialized on Comfort's Hummer -- in fact, you can see five of them there in the back window. Here's a close up:


For the whole story and more photos, do click through and read the whole OC Register article, because it deals not only with the bravery of the Marines, but also with the bravery of this mom, and with the love she is receiving as she tours the country in her Hummer.

If you live near Camp Pendleton, you might want to drive over and see it. It will be on display this weekend.