04 January 2008

Raise a glass...

To the memory of an extraordinary man...
Major Andrew Olmsted, a veteran Army officer and blogger, was killed yesterday in Iraq. He left a moving, hilarious, heartbreaking posthumous essay that you absolutely must read.

When you're done, leave a comment in his memory at Obsidian Wings -- one of many, many sites the major graced -- and then do as he ordered.

"I'm dead, but if you're reading this, you're not, so take a moment to enjoy that happy fact."
He will be remembered.

(h/t SDA)