Sergeant Frank Carvill, a 20 year veteran of the National Guard, was 51 when he was killed in Iraq in June 2004. Before that fatal day he wrote long marvelous letters home to his friends and family about the beauty of Baghdad, and its hidden dangers, as well as his profound relief that he never had to fire his gun. A pillar of Irish American New York, he was also that rare thing a standup guy who never let you down. The following article by CAHIR O’DOHERTY includes excerpts from letters he sent home.

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