A million words can describe this picture. A picture can be misunderstood or understood. Like in this picture there's a boy receiving a american flag. This brave young man that has the strength and the courage of receiving that flag being hand in by the man shown in this picture, witch is a soldier from the same army his father once was. in the face of the young boy you can tell the sadness and upset feeling. you can also tell that he has lost someone special that served that country as police firefighter or a soldier. The boy receiving the american flag, honoring a roll model that fought for his people defending his people, and him self. probably served the country and played a big rolled in this kids life. can you tell what this boy is feeling? the sadness? and the honor of receiving the flag for his love one. a person regarded by others, especially by younger people, as a good example to follow.


Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq (which he had volunteered for) just a few weeks before he was due to return home. It must hurt knowing your father has died fighting for a country he lived and grew up on, and you know what probably hurts the most is knowing he only had a few more weeks to return home and see his family.  also knowing he volunteered to go. his a real fighter i guess. he was strong and brave, but he has left his kid and wife behind and its sad. but know his in a better place and taking care of them from heaven were he is beeing honored as well as down in earth. His father has died defending and for his country, he probably did not think it was possible that he was going to die and never see his father again. as young boy you believe that nothing can go wrong. and this eight year old boy is now honoring his father and taking his roll as the only boy in his family soon he will be in charge and he will soon be the nest roll model in his family. 


"I want all of you to be safe. And please don't feel bad for us. We are warriors. And as warriors have done before us, we joined this organization and are following orders because we believe that what we are doing is right. Many of us have volunteered to do this a second time due to our deep desire to finish the job we started. We fight and sometimes die so that our families don't have to. Stand beside us. Because we would do it for you. Because it is our unity that has enabled us to prosper as a nation." - Staff Sergeant Marcus Golczynski, written a week before he was killed in action in Iraq


This might of been one of the hardest thing anybody could of witness, seeing Christian trying to stay Strong for his family and being 8 years old and to grow up with out a father telling him what to do or whats wrong, teaching him what men are suppose to do and not do. Going trough  a love ones death maybe one the hardest thing you will have to face. I remember when my grandfather past away i was heart broken, i could not believe when i got that call and i know its hard because till this day i still cant believe his actually gone and that me and my family will not see him again. 


i can imagine what christian and his family had to go trough, after hearing that they love one has past away serving the country. Its devastating knowing that so close to seeing him, to know you will not see him again. Word cant explain the pain this family has to go trough and for Christian is probably an honor receiving the flag honoring his brave roll model and probably the greatest men that ever exist to him, his father.  


Christian after receiving the flag honoring his father's death and braveness for volunteering in Iraq, Christian will probably follows his dads step. Be as brave as he was taking the responsibly as the young man in his house. His dad will always be a hero in his eye, and probably Christian will be the next hero in his family honoring his father memories dieing a hero and fighting for his country. Is a little sad knowing that your father will soon return home and then find out that he got shot in a war were he volunteered to go to. that takes courage. 


         For me this picture says a lot, and its sad just knowing that christian is not the only one going trough this. his not the only one loosing a love one for serving the country, and not just fighting for a country but out in the street getting killed for no reason. Rest In Peace for all those people who died fighting and defending the country and those who died in the street unfairly!