The Impact On A Family When A Love One is Killed In War

Kristin Choe's mother, U.S. Navy Lt. Florence Bacong Choe, was killed in Afghanistan two years ago.

Moving On When Mom Is Killed At War -- CNN

(CNN) -- It was only natural for Kristin Choe to begin drawing. Even at age 3, she expressed herself through art.

And that's exactly what she did in the months after her mother, Navy Lt. Florence Bacong Choe, 35, was killed by an Afghan army soldier in March 2009.

The little girl took out crayons and a sheet of paper and began coloring in some green grass. Her father, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chong "Jay" Choe, thought Kristin was drawing the family's home.

But the final sketch proved to be much more: a symbol of their new life and a little girl's loving memory of her mom. Dad didn't know what to make of the drawing. It left him speechless.

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My Comment: Our prayers are with the family and loved ones.