I’ve worked in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning of the US wars there, and have seen many soldiers killed in combat. So when I was back in the US in spring 2007, I decided to visit Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. I suppose I felt I owed the place some time.
This part of the cemetery is called Section 60, and it is where soldiers and service members who have died in recent conflicts are buried. There were hundreds of gravestones, many with fresh soil. It was very sadly a work in progress.