On Veteran’s Day, one of the American casualties in Iraq hit close to

home here. A soldier killed-by “insurgent” gunfire in Mosul was the

young son of Richard Doerflinger, an occasional NRO contributor &

longtime friend. Thomas, a recent high-school graduate, was in the Army

and had been in Iraq for two weeks. Our prayers go out to the Doerflingers–and the families of everyone who haves suffered this kind of devastating pain. And our continuing, sincerest gratitude to everyone who makes this kind of sacrifice for the sake of freedom. God bless you

all.