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By Dan LamotheĀ 
Zachary Iscol appears in the picture in a light-blue shirt and tousled hair, a 5 oā€™clock shadow on his face. In accompanying text, he mourns the loss of his friend ā€œRonnie Winchester,ā€ a first lieutenant with the Marine Corps who died in Iraq in 2004, just a few years after graduating from the Naval Academy.

ā€œHe was the nicest guy you can imagine,ā€ Iscol said. ā€œMy 22nd birthday was during our officer training course. None of us had slept. We were all starving. We were only getting one ration per day. But Ronnie wanted to give me a memorable birthday. So he put a candle in his brownie and gave it to me. Thatā€™s how nice of a guy he was.

Ronnie ended up getting killed in Iraq. And if a guy like Ronnie got killed, you canā€™t help but wonder why you deserve to be alive.ā€

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