RIP Matt Maupin

Ohio Soldier's Remains Found in Iraq

In a war filled with sad stories, this one is especially wrenching. Losing a spouse, a parent, or a child is never easy. Until now Matt Maupin's family has been in a special kind of hell, without even the small comfort of knowing whether he was dead or alive. For four years they knew only that he was in the hands of a cruel and ruthless enemy.

It is worth noting that this young man was a reservist - a citizen soldier who worked at Sam's Club until his nation needed him elsewhere. Whether the U.S. has any business fighting in Iraq is beside the point. Matt Maupin answered the call that many refuse to hear.

We will probably never know exactly how Matt died. Yet we know he died as an American soldier. Having lived through war, now he is at peace.