Pfc. Cody Patterson comes home

394 views · Published 17 October 2013 · 1:47 · Indexed 7 October 2026

Channel: Catweedhigh · 2013 · News & Politics

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A local boy died in Afghanistan earlier this month. He was hardly a boy anymore.  He was a man.  I remember his photo, in the local paper, from back when he was in high school.  He was just a kid.  How could he grow up and go off to war and die? His remains came home today, escorted, with a mix of fierce protective pride, love and sadness.  I did not know Cody, but his tragic death permeated my reclusiveness.  I went to honor his sacrifice and family.  When young people die, it's like stomping flowers.

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