He was so looking forward to coming home at Christmas and bringing this special girl with him. He was probably happier than he'd ever been in his life. |
He'd always been our hero. |
I'm both gratified and a little surprised at the on-rush of sentiment and affection for him that we've seen. You would suppose that in these circumstances a lot of hyperbole goes on, and I'm just not seeing that. This affection for Tim pre-existed these circumstances. |
It feels like it happened yesterday, |
My son was a good man who set his sights high and reached them by becoming a Ranger. |
Tim used to say that saying - 'It's all good,' ... And as things went on in Iraq, especially in this past year, his response was that it is what it is. There's a maturity to that. |
We believe we have achieved a major step toward what we set out to do in August [when talks with creditors began], |
You think as time goes by, it'll get better, ... But it's just emptiness and sadness. Thank God I'm a religious person. And there better be a heaven, because I do a lot of talking to my son up there. |