SCOTT ZUBOWSKI'S FUNERAL TODAY

It's 7:03 a.m. and Juniors is alseep and Patrick's outside.

Today we go to Scott Zubowski's funeral in about three hours. Junior went to Scott's veiwing last night. The casket was closed, with a flag draped over it, Guarded by Marines in dress blues. This is going to be very hard. I pray the protestors from the Devil-Church in Kansas are not there, like they were for the Kendallville soldier's funeral.

Well, it's 4:12 p.m. and Junior and Patrick are sacked out on the couch downstairs while Star Wars II is playing on the TV.

Scott's Memorial Service at the Church was moving. witnessed by several hundreds of people. There were about a dozen U.S. Marines there, the honor guard, in Dress Blues. A white gloved, Blue Jacketed contingent from the American Legion sat behind the Marines. One Marine stood guard at the casket, except during the service. When they changed guards, they executed a slow motion salute to each other, and the new guard saluted the Flag and casket.The Marines have never left him alone since leaving Iraq. Euologies were read by Scott's wife, mother, Brother (In Dress Blues) and several teachers. There were at least 5 patrol cars that I counted doing traffic duty, on the route to the cemetery--which is only a block or two--State Troopers, County Sheriffs and city cops. The Marines gave Scott a three gun salute, then lovingly folded the flag that draped his casket and presented it to his wife. Other flags were presented, by the Marine Corps Captain, to his mom and to his dad. Junior was pretty broken up about all this, as were his friends at the cemetery...

At the cemetery there were about 16 or more Marines.