Ben in Iraq

Ben is my son's best friend, my 'adopted' son as they were growing up. Ben can't make it to Scott's wedding in August, he's busy on the other side of the world. I pray for Ben's safety. Please pray for him too. I love this kid to pieces. Maya Alleruzzo U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Litzenberg, 26, from Hillsdale, Mich. reads from the bible during an Easter sunrise service at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, March 23, 2008. The worship service was briefly disrupted by a car bomb in the city. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)