I remember I was at the scene of a death investigation in Roanoke just last week when I heard the sighs.
It was clearly family members of the victim. They clearly didn’t want me to be there.
“Do you enjoy doing this kind of stuff?” I remember one of them asking me.
The answer to that is no.
None of us in this line of work do.
I had to approach the father of a slain soldier from Amherst County today.
I appreciated the help of the staff at Amherst County high school who put me in touch with the father of PFC Taylor Miller.
We did a phone interview with Jesse Miller, Taylor’s father, from a room at the high school.
Miller was very kind and gracious by giving us a moment of his time.
You could tell from his voice it was very difficult for him.
From my experience, some people a short of comfort in talking to reporters and the media about their lost loved ones.
Miller said he wanted everyone to know his son was a patriot and his hero and that’s certainly something we can help him do.
I feel for every grieving family member I’ve talked to throughout the course of my decade long career and unfortunately it has been many.
With every story I tell it reminds me of the great family I have and that I sometimes need to slow down and really enjoy these moments with my wife and son.
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