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Sgt Dan Kryst kisses his brother's boots during a memorial service for Capt. Kevin M. Kryst who was killed on December 18 conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province of Iraq, on January 12, 2007 at Camp Pendleton, California.

When I first looked at this photo I only saw the trees and helmet - and it took a few seconds for me to focus on the soldier - and then it took me a few more seconds to see that he was kissing the boots of a soldier killed in Iraq - and the soldier happened to be his brother. It really struck a nerve and I felt compelled to share it.

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