Monday was a chance to honor the men and women who died in uniform, a day that leaves many with mixed emotions: pride for their service and pain for the loss.
At Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, Courtney Chavez visited the grave of her son, Staff Sgt. Zachary Wood Lyon Jr., pointing out his headstone marked with a heart.
“He’s the only one with the heart on the marker,” Chavez said…