Remember this photo? I'm sure you've seen it a dozen times as it's made it's way around the web. Her name is Katherine Cathey and she's a mother, a mother of a son who never met his father Marine 2nd. Lt. Jim Cathey. Katherine mentions this photo in a video, of which I'll give you the link to in a moment, one you should view.

The Rocky Mountain News has a brilliant and incredibly moving flash video about fallen Marines and the camaraderie and love shown by their brothers in arms. It documents the work of Marine Corps Major Steve Beck, who notifies families of the deaths of their loved ones, and comforts family members. The print version of Final Salute won the Pulitzer prize.

In the photo above, the Major spread a blanket and stood sentry, so a Marine's wife could spend her last night with her husband, sleeping next to his casket.

Last week, the author, photographer, editor, and Major Beck were invited to the University of Kansas School of Journalism, where author Jim Sheeler read aloud from the article to a sobbing audience. Here is how it begins: