I am starting a new journal entry today. As we honor our men and women serving in the military, please take a moment out of your day and either say a prayer, or a kind thought, for a member who lost his/her life protecting us. Thank you, ~Amy~.

A paratrooper from Vacaville died this week in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. 24-year-old Army Specialist Ryan Connolly died in Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border. Ryan was riding in a vehicle with four other troops when the bomb hit. One other soldier also died. Ryan's wife is Stephi Connolly and they have a one-year-old daughter, Kayla. His family says he was to come home in just two weeks.