Marine 2nd Lt. James J. Cathey, 24, of Reno, Nevada.
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2nd Lt. Cathey died of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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They flew his body home to Nevada.
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The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of "Cat," and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's what he would have wanted."
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Fallen Heroes: Marine 2nd Lt. James J. Cathey
I just wanted to share this I found on blogger. As the accompanying blog discusses, this picture brings home the awful pain of war.
08-28-2008, 07:03 AM
Fallen Hero
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