The Last To Fall: David Hickman

          This is one of the saddest things that could ever happen to a family, but hopefully it will never happen again. On November 14, 2011 David Hickman was killed by a makeshift bomb in Iraq. His mother received the news the next morning at her home in Greensboro. As the news spread that troops are leaving the Middle East, the Pentagon believes that Hickman was the 4,474 member of the United States MIlitary to be killed during the war and many are hoping that he will be the last. 

       Writer, J.Freedom du Lac, wrote this article, not only to pay respects to the Hickman family, but to recognize all of the families who have lost someone in this war. It is an extremely somber article and it is written extremely well, as to not offend any families. I am very happy that this terrible war is over and that there will be no number 4,4,75 member of our military lost. The Hickman family should be proud of David and he will never be forgotten. 

Dedicated to all of the families who have lost a member 

of the family due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 

may they rest in peace.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-iraq-the-last-to-fall-david-hickman-the-4474th-us-service-member-killed/2011/12/15/gIQAgwl00O_story.html