Helping Families Who've Lost a Soldier

Published May 22, 2008 at 7:00 AM EDT

Lt. Col. Steve Beck is a casualty assistance officer for the Marines. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler wrote Final Salute, which chronicles Beck's difficult job.

You can view a gallery of images from Final Salute at Digital Journalist.

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