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Family, friends gather to say goodbye to Army Specialist Doug Green who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan
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It was a -- he'll be -- a modern day war hero with.
Full military honors and a procession of hundreds of mourners.
Family friends members of congress even strangers.
All gathering at Arlington national cemeteries infamous section sixty where this generation's war heroes are buried.
Specialist green's mother is in the -- The tribute was incredible it was amazing I was.
I still am in everybody has come out for my son.
He was just not my hero but it looks like He was communities hero and the country's hero.
Army specialist Doug Green of sterling Virginia it was 23.
Killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan August 28.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Things in Afghanistan or really -- and He was seeing people next to him died and He was out there every day and shot.
Shooting at people and it was bad and when I talk to him He was scared.
More than 17100.
US servicemen and women have been killed in Afghanistan these past ten years.
65 others with Doug last month alone.
He was also an Iraq War veteran joining the army right out of high school Potomac falls in sterling just.
Knowing that.
Was in my life for the -- when He was.
Makes any -- going forward other then and these days -- find him.
And yet from Arlington -- green's family takes home only folded American flags -- behind a son.
Brother friend and hearts full of memories.
Yesterday it was definitely -- -- the attack in.
Seen in the casket that was definitely.
Definitely it made me come to the -- -- is -- and you know we're all very heartbroken about all of us are going to trying you know keep it scared alive and do we can't make him proud and happy hour for him.
Haven't -- by the that's different than hat a flag and it -- telling me you know.
-- -- -- And make the most of it.
