Kate Sullivan Coen wondered aloud whether the two feet of snow that fell on the nation's capital would force the government to postpone the burial of U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Hrbek, scheduled for 3 o'clock this afternoon, in Arlington National Cemetery.
"A couple of Marines will make short work of it in no time. Blizzard or not," her husband told her. "Nothing will stop them."
The ache, for many, is unbearable. But nothing will stop countless people -- many who never knew him -- from honoring a true hero.
Hrbek, 25, of Westwood, was killed last month in Afghanistan while serving his country.
He was scheduled to return home in May after three tours of duty in Iraq, first in 2005, and a hitch in Afghanistan that began only in November. CONTINUED....
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