Michael Allen, 7, watches as the casket of his father Army Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen is positioned by the honor guard during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Allen, 29, from Rochester, N.Y. , died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

Michael Allen, 7, watches as the casket of his father Army Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen is positioned by the honor guard during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Allen, 29, from Rochester, N.Y. , died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire.

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