sad news....... lisa's nephew jacob (who i have known since he was born) is over in iraq and it's his battalion based out of brookpark that's been hit. first 6 men were lost on monday, and now another 14. lisa tells me he's lost 2 good friends now. hopefully he will be home in october.

i've known him since he was born, and saw him as a mischevious toddler. when i moved back from columbus he was a typical teen. but 2 summers ago i saw him in his army fatigues at a family cookout and almost didn't realize it was jake. he had become a man. he was walking so straight and shoulders back, i could tell he was in the military. i got to see him hug and kiss his grandmother (marilyn) before she passed away later that summer. and all i could think was, "he really turned out to be a good and strong man." now, i don't believe in god or prayer, but if any of you do, say a prayer for jake and the families of all the men and women over in iraq and for the familes of the 20 that have been lost these last few days...

in war, there are no unwounded soldiers..... jose narosky