I can still remember the moment I found out. And I probably will for the rest of my life.
I was sitting in the office when a reporter called me on the phone. Working in public relations this wasn't unusual, but the next thing she said caught me off guard.
"I'd like to ask you about Shamus."
Shamus, why Shamus - was running through my head - but she answered it all to quickly. "You knew that he was killed this past weekend, didn't you?"
Umm. No I actually didn't. You have to stop for a second and regain your composure ... and try to say something semi-intelligent to this reporter. I stumbled through the interview, and called it a day.
Shamus, a staff sargent in the U.S. Army, gave his life for us on June 28, 2005. Shamus and I were classmates and when you only have about 45 kids in your entire class it is hard to not be close friends with people. Shamus and I were odd friends. He was always one of the shortest in the class, I was always one of the biggest. He played junior high basketball, but cars were really his thing. I was always involved in sports somehow, and could barely change the oil in my cars. But we always had a friendship tha allowed for us to just get along.
After graduation, Shamus headed off the Army and I got busy with college and our lives spread out. But our parents always kept us abreast of what each other was doing. Of course, mine was pretty easy to share; but when your son is in the special forces there are a lot of things that you don't know.
So on this Veterans' Day, I send out this special note to my fallen friend and brother.
Shamus, we miss you and thank you for all that you did for us during your too short time on this planet.
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