Saturday, June 2, 2007

Unexpected dignity

A picture on the front page of today's LAT portrays a Norman Rockwell moment: Four boys standing on a curb watching, hand over heart, as a horse-drawn carriage passes carrying the body of Army Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack, killed in Iraq, to a memorial service. A fifth boy is seen taking a picture, hat in hand. But for the boys' athletic shoes, this could be a World War II scene.