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inothernews:

Billy Stinson comforts his daughter, Erin, as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood in Nags Head, North Carolina. The home, built in 1903 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was destroyed by Hurricane Irene.  (Photo: Getty Images via the New York Post)

From tragedy, an amazing work of photojournalism.

Oh, no.  We’ve finally contacted, through various means, all of our OBX relatives.  They’re without power and largely stranded, but otherwise okay.  They’ve weathered hurricanes & aftermath before.

inothernews:

“Hawkeye is/was his loyal ‘son’. To say that he was an amazing man doesn’t do him justice. The loss of Jon to his family, military family and friends is immeasurable. I hadn’t planned on taking any pictures other than with family. However, from my seat at the funeral, I felt compelled to take one photo to share with family members that couldn’t make it or couldn’t see what I could from the aisle. This is that photo.”

— LISA PEMBLETON, cousin of Petty Officer Jon Tumilson, one of 38 people killed when the military helicopter he was on was shot down by Taliban militants during a rescue mission in Afghanistan earlier this month.  The above photo, taken by Ms. Pembleton, shows Tumilson’s faithful pet, Hawkeye, laying on the floor in front of the Navy SEAL’s casket at his funeral.

(Photo via the Daily Mail; quote via The West Australian)

This is one of those times when a caption is just superfluous.