Our Thoughts and Prayers

From CNN:

(CNN) The four joined the Marines to serve their country, willing to go to dangerous lands out of a sense of duty, idealism and patriotism. And three of them did so, risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ultimately, the men died together on home turf, in Chattanooga, Tennessee…. [And also we think of and pray for the] wounded. Among the latter are [now sadly deceased] sailor Randall Smith, who was shot in the liver, colon and stomach, according to his grandmother Linda Wallace; a Marine recruiter shot in the leg; and responding Chattanooga police Officer Dennis Pedigo, who was shot in the ankle.

Whatever the motive, it’s clear that there are families who are now hurting badly, as is the community at large.

“Each of these men who lost their lives had served incredibly well,” Gov. Bill Haslam told CNN on Friday morning. “We’re heartbroken.”