Kelli Raglione, Corbett neighbor: We are patriotic here, maybe more than most. We love our country; that's the kind of community we are. In Corbett, you know everybody or know people who know everybody. I'm saddened by the loss of one human being, but the loss of Jeff Lucas is a real point of contact for me. It's noble that we support the troops no matter your view on the war, but we must remember, there are people who die. We see the news and follow along, but it isn't real until it touches someone you know. Then it's a wound ripped open and, wow, you begin to understand.
I have a 10-year-old boy and it's in his DNA: sticks and rocks and get the bad guy. He and his friends play with toy guns, play war games on computer, PlayStation, and in the movies they watch heroes go after the bad guy. But as long as it's on that TV or computer screen it's not real to them. You should see his room --it's full of Army gear, it's decorated in camouflage. Hunter is still young, and this event gives me the opportunity to talk to him about what is real. And when we talk about Jeff Lucas, it's not a game anymore. It's not just fame and fun and get the bad guy. Jeff Lucas was the best of the best, and he still went down.