As we head to the beaches, the parks, the pools and the BBQs, let us remember…

And just a few hours after I posted this, Mitch called me in to see Kip Jacoby’s mom on the Today Show.  Though I don’t recall if I ever met her or not, I think about her and Kip’s family often… Kip called our house a lot back in his magnet school days with Derek.  I certainly remember him to be focused and persistent!  RIP Sgt.

Army Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby

Died June 28, 2005 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

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21, of Pompano Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.