I happened to see this in Time Magazine and it really struck me...
Last Vigil
On the eve of the funeral, Katherine insisted on sleeping next to Jim's body, so the Marines arranged a bed and offered to stand guard through the night. She fell asleep to music she and Jim had planned to play at their formal wedding celebration when he returned.
The rest of the photos in this set can be found here: http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/iraq_war_families/
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