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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: Jim Finnegan (L), his wife Carolyn and their children, Colleen, 7, Erin, 9, and William, 2 months, sit before the grave of Finnegan's best friend, Staff Sgt. William Vile who died in the war in Afghanistan in 2009, on Veteran's Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Finnegan named his son after his friend who he had known since he was 14 years old.

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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: Jim Finnegan (L), his wife Carolyn and their children, Colleen, 7, Erin, 9, and William, 2 months, sit before the grave of Finnegan's best friend, Staff Sgt. William Vile who died in the war in Afghanistan in 2009, on Veteran's Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Finnegan named his son after his friend who he had known since he was 14 years old.