SSG Jimy Malone, R.I.P.

Staff Sergeant Malone, of Wills Point, Texas, a small town east of Dallas, "was G.I. from a very young age. His grandmother, Monah Malone, said he talked about joining the military after watching ‘Top Gun’ as a boy. He picked a specific branch – the army – in seventh grade and followed through on his dream after finishing high school."

Almost the whole town, a place known for its wild roses, turned out for his memorial service.