A Cosmic Tear: the Mark Daily Story By George Shadroui

Mark Daily, for those of you who might not know, is an American hero.
He is also, at the young age of 23, no longer physically with us, though one hopes and prays that his spirit lives within us as part of our collective culture. If not, our nation is in for a rough future.

Here’s the story, compliments of Christopher Hitchens. Mark Daily was a bright, dynamic young man who was indifferent about our effort in Iraq until he stumbled across an article by Mr. Hitchens a couple of years ago.

Daily changed his mind, and did so knowing full well the risks of joining the military and serving his country there. In a fateful moment, while serving there, he realized that a lead vehicle was not adequately equipped to resist an IED attack. So Daily switched places and put his own vehicle in front of the military column. Not long after, he and his team bore the brunt of a huge explosion that killed all of them.

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