Major Olmsted who was killed in action was a prolific blogger. His final post can be read here and is well worth reading (along with the rest of his blog).
"I am leaving this message for you because it appears I must leave sooner than I intended. I would have preferred to say this in person, but since I cannot, let me say it here."
"What I don't want this to be is a chance for me, or anyone else, to be maudlin. I'm dead. That sucks, at least for me and my family and friends. But all the tears in the world aren't going to bring me back, so I would prefer that people remember the good things about me rather than mourning my loss. (If it turns out a specific number of tears will, in fact, bring me back to life, then by all means, break out the onions.)"
IDGAS
Boston, MA
March 2004
JAN 05, 2008 06:30 PM