Coming home

Earlier last week, I went to the home of Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Walker's parents, who learned that Walker was killed by a sniper while serving in Iraq. I thought that was hard — but it paled in comparison to photographing his casket arriving on Saturday at Falcon Field Airport in Peachtree City. All I can remember is watching his mother's legs shake to the point where relatives had to hold her up. And I'll never forget the sounds of the women wailing as the Marine Burial Detail carried Walker's casket to a waiting hearse. He was 21 years old.