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Gold star spouse Taylor Strong gets a surprise hug from her daughter Sophie after speaking at a Memorial Day observance in Fredericksburg, VA. Strong’s husband, Marine Sgt. Charles Strong, was killed in Afghanistan in 2014 and never got to meet his daughter.

Not the picture I expected when I went to cover the annual luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery. A lightning storm rolled in pretty fast dumping rain and blowing bags over. Sadly park rangers said we had to leave before the lighting got really good.

Not the picture I expected when I went to cover the annual luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery. A lightning storm rolled in pretty fast dumping rain and blowing bags over. Sadly park rangers said we had to leave before the lighting got really good.

The Sentinel holds his position for 21 seconds, offering a symbolic 21-gun salute in silence to the Unknowns. http://militarytimes.com/arlington
