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Kelsey F. <kmf4jc>

	The viewing..	1044 días hace
	January 05, 2007 So, Tyler's viewing was tonight... It was kind of hard. I got there for the last 2 hours of the viewing. It was kind of weird that I was there for Tyler. They had a firetruck with a huge American flag hanging from it. It was amazing. It still feels like he shouldn't be dead. I had no idea how I would react to seeing his body. I think I did pretty good actually. I think for the entire time I was there I was crying. I barely left the room he was in. I just kept staring at him and crying. It barely even looked like him. His glasses were missing. It probably would've looked more like him if he had his glasses on. But man did he look good in that uniform. He has a great honor now. I saw Mr. Troy Salute him. He died fighting for his country. That is such a great honor to have. He is our Hero now! I had a hard time leaving when my mom said I needed to start getting ready to leave. I just kept standing by his casket looking at him. I just couldn't stop looking at him. I felt like I could just hug him. That's all I wanna do right now, is just give him a big hug. Diana told me that she felt like she had to touch him to say good bye. She said she grabbed his hand and just held onto it for a bit. Which I was feeling the exact same way. I just wanted to grab his hand. But I wasn't sure if it was ok or not and I didn't know if I could handle touching a dead body. But Diana told me to just grab his hand if it would make me feel better. Well it took me awhile. But shortly before I left, I finally managed to reach out and grab his hand. I could feel the coldness in his hand through the glove. Everything started to feel better after that. I was able to walk away with no tears. I guess that's all I needed to do. I guess I just needed to touch his hand and know that everything is alright. He's in a better place now. I mean... I couldn't leave the casket. But once I held his hand for a min, I was able to walk away. I'm not sure how to explain it, but that's all I needed to do. He's in Heaven now. And he's having the time of his life. I know he looks down on us and sees us crying. He knows we all love him and miss him. "Tyler. Please find my sister and tell her that I love her. I miss you. Love, Kelsey"
	escrito por Kelsey F.