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Seeing: War dead remembered, while others join fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

Christian Golczynski, 8, receives the flag that covered the casket of his father, Marine Reserve Staff Sgt. Marcus Golczynski, from Marine Lt. Col. Ric Thompson during a graveside service in Wheeler, Tenn. Sgt. Golczynski, who had been a Marine reservist for 12 years, was killed March 27 by enemy fire while on patrol in Iraq's Anbar province. He was on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was buried April 4.

Aaron Thompson/Daily News Journal via Associated Press

Christian Golczynski, 8, receives the flag that covered the casket of his father, Marine Reserve Staff Sgt. Marcus Golczynski, from Marine Lt. Col. Ric Thompson during a graveside service in Wheeler, Tenn. Sgt. Golczynski, who had been a Marine reservist for 12 years, was killed March 27 by enemy fire while on patrol in Iraq's Anbar province. He was on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was buried April 4.

First Lt. Trae Redmond, of the South Carolina National Guard's 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade, kisses goodbye his 2-month-old son Grady moments before boarding a bus in North Charleston, S.C., en route to Camp Shelby, Miss. After training at Camp Shelby, the 218th will go to Afghanistan for about a year. The 218th left for training on April 19.

Mic Smith/Post and Courier via Associated Press

First Lt. Trae Redmond, of the South Carolina National Guard's 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade, kisses goodbye his 2-month-old son Grady moments before boarding a bus in North Charleston, S.C., en route to Camp Shelby, Miss. After training at Camp Shelby, the 218th will go to Afghanistan for about a year. The 218th left for training on April 19.

A helmet and dog tags belonging to Army Staff Sgt. Avery Pursel are displayed on a rifle in front of a large American flag during a memorial service at Fort Lewis, Wash. Pursel and five other soldiers from Fort Lewis were killed earlier this month in a bombing in Iraq. Their memorial service was held May 15.

Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

A helmet and dog tags belonging to Army Staff Sgt. Avery Pursel are displayed on a rifle in front of a large American flag during a memorial service at Fort Lewis, Wash. Pursel and five other soldiers from Fort Lewis were killed earlier this month in a bombing in Iraq. Their memorial service was held May 15.

Americans across the country pause to remember men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, while others prepare to join the fight. As of Sunday, at least 3,452 members of the U.S. military have died from all causes in the war in Iraq.