American Flag proudly visible at middle school baseball game

The echoes from the cheering of players and fans, which normally accompany a baseball and softball game at the middle school I coach at, seemed to bounce off the purple-glazed mountains to the north and quickly returned and hovered over the athletic field. There was a special guest on hand on this particular day as the American Flag flew proudly, attached to the backstop at the north end of the baseball field. The Red, White and Blue flew proudly in honor of 35-year-old Captain Nathan Nylander, killed over a week ago during a shooting at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. Nylander, survived by his wife,Miriam, and the father of three children, was based at Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. His young son, a member of the middle school baseball team.