The body of Keith Maupin, a 20-year-old Army sergeant from Ohio who was kidnapped in Iraq almost four years ago, has been found and identified. What a tragic loss. But at least the uncertainty of his poor family has ended. It’s hard to imagine a fate worse than losing a loved one in the war, but suffering for four years without knowing for certain what happened to a love one and then finding out he’s dead is worse. If his family chooses to bury him in Arlington, I hope they find solemnity in a Section 60 burial. (If you’ve never visited the area at the national cemetery where the Iraq dead are buried, and you live or come to Washington, it is worth visiting.) RIP, Sgt. Maupin. --Tom Schaller
