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Christine Bellavia, right, and her sister, Amelia Stillwell, visit the grave of husband, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Bellavia at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 21, 2009. The 101st Airborne Division soldier was killed in Karbala, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2003. “I think about him and remember him every single day,” she said.

Christine Bellavia, right, and her sister, Amelia Stillwell, visit the grave of husband, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Bellavia at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 21, 2009. The 101st Airborne Division soldier was killed in Karbala, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2003. “I think about him and remember him every single day,” she said.

Christine Bellavia, right, and her sister, Amelia Stillwell, visit the grave of husband, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Bellavia at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 21, 2009. The 101st Airborne Division soldier was killed in Karbala, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2003. “I think about him and remember him every single day,” she said.

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