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On it were four marines. major jay alban, captain ryan bopray, corporal brian kennedy and staff sergeant kendall waters bay. together, they became the first american casualties of the iraq war. their families and friends ba barely had time to register the beginning of the conflict before being forced to confront its awesome costs. eight years, seven months and 25 days later, army specialist david hickman was on patrol in baghdad. that's when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb. he became the last of nearly 4,500 american patriots to give their lives in iraq.

Young, who were guided by deep and abiding love for their families, for each other and for this country. we can remember jay alban, the pilot, who met his wife on an aircraft carrier and told his mother before shipping out, if anything happens to me, just know i'm doing what i love. we can remember ryan, the former track star, running the lead off leg. always the first one into action. who quit his job as an accountant and joined the marines because he wanted to do something more meaningful with his life. we can remember brian kennedy, who told his father two days before his helicopter went do...