Monday, August 31, 2009

Bill Cahir tribute on NPR...

Very nice brief piece this morning on "Morning Edition," noting that Bill Cahir--a former Press reporter who was killed earlier this month while serving with the Marines in Afghanistan--will be buried today in Arlington National Cemetery.

His is truly a remarkable story: He joined the armed forces after 9/11, at an age when most people are leaving rather than entering service. He was often a decade older than his drill sergeants in basic training.

I didn't know him personally, but many people whom I respect hold him in very high regard. He also was, by all accounts, a pretty great guy who is survived by his wife, who is pregnant with the couple's first children, twins.

RIP.

NPR audio of Bill Cahir piece:
http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=3

"Former Press reporter killed in action in Afghanistan"
http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=229028

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