"He's gone to the funeral of every soldier who's come home from Iraq in a casket"

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Teddy Kennedy, of course.

"He's gone to the funeral of every soldier who's come home from Iraq in a casket, whether it's up in Massachusetts or at Arlington Cemetery. And it's hard. But he knows it pays respect for giving the last full measure that these young soldiers have given. And after he goes to that funeral, he goes up and visits the graves of his brothers," according to long-time Kennedy aide...http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/26/national/main5267991_page4.shtml">read more

I've never cried over a public figure before last night when I heard the news about Teddy Kennedy's passing. And the more I hear, the more I cry. He was a great man. Greater than most of us probably ever imagined. It is gratifying to know that the families of our fallen soldiers may have taken at least a small amount of comfort in the Senator's presence at their loved ones funeral. A kind an loving gesture. A kind and loving man.