Soldier slain in Afghanistan returns home

[undeterred]

Lisa Thompson retained her motherly instincts Tuesday, even as her only child returned to her draped in an American flag.

Standing on the tarmac at Dane County Regional Airport a little after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, she tried to make sure everyone was warm enough and had water to drink as she waited for her son, Sgt. Daniel Thompson, to come home. Thompson, 24, of Madison and a 2003 graduate of Portage High School, was killed in Afghanistan on Feb. 24.

The family arrived at Wisconsin Aviation from Portage in a white limousine in the cold, early morning hours. Multiple police cruisers escorted the family, making sure there were no more barriers to stop them from seeing him.

Large flags unfurled as the family arrived, held by Wisconsin members of the Patriot Guard Riders, who stood silent to honor Thompson and his relatives. Maria Steinke wore a three-diamond pendant given to her by her love of more than three years. Lisa Thompson wore a silver charm bracelet with Daniel spelled out in block letters.

Read more at: http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/441423

Lisa Thompson, mother of Sgt. Daniel Thompson, 24, who was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near the Humvee he was driving in Afghanistan on Feb. 24, hugs his casket after it was returned to Portage on Tuesday.

[Mari333]

1. oh for gods sake of course she 'retained her motherly instincts'

what a stupid thing to write..makes my blood boil..my god in heaven, the hole in your heart never goes away and it never gets better.
bring the troops home, obama. all of them.

[LuckyLib]

5. The minimal writing skills of some so-called "journalists" is appalling.

This is a good example.

[babylonsister]

2. I wonder if this is one of those pics we weren't 'allowed' to see

until recently?

So very sad.

[undeterred]

4. The Wisconsin papers have done some good coverage

when our soldiers have been killed. Many are from small towns where everyone knew the person. And the local television usually does a story on the funeral. But there is rarely a political bent to the story, its just a sad death. And I've never seen this coverage given nationally.

This picture is on a major newspapers front page today, and it speaks more than a million words could do.

[Postman]

3. Gone forever. And for what?