"SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- More than a hundred people gathered Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe to mourn Army Sgt. Timothy Smith, who died April 4 while on patrol in Iraq."
Nearby, Blue Star Mothers member Jan O'Brien nervously watched the proceedings. O'Brien, whose stepson, Toby, is currently deployed in Iraq, said many relatives of soldiers need support like that afforded by her group.
"You can't help but take it personally," she said of the funeral. "It's so very personal. You just have to take care of each other."
Soldier remembered as a jester, leader www.rgj.com Reno Gazette-Journal:
Nearby, Blue Star Mothers member Jan O'Brien nervously watched the proceedings. O'Brien, whose stepson, Toby, is currently deployed in Iraq, said many relatives of soldiers need support like that afforded by her group.
"You can't help but take it personally," she said of the funeral. "It's so very personal. You just have to take care of each other."
Soldier remembered as a jester, leader www.rgj.com Reno Gazette-Journal:
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