The Rapper and the Fallen

This is an excerpt from a letter we received today from a soldier in Mosul. He was discussing yesterday’s inauguration:

When they introduced those guys, I thought Yo Yo Ma was a rapper, I really did. I know Barrack Obama is African American, but c’mon (I was thinking). Now I know Yo Yo Ma is an Asian guy with a violin. I’m out of it.

Unfortunately, this is also an excerpt:

HONOR THE FALEN: MAJOR JOHN P.PRYOR, 42, KIA ON DECEMBER 25^th 2008, MOSUL, IRAQ

-Lynn C.