Last month, our county recieved the news that a mighty man of valor from our town, serving in Iraq, was killed. Matthew David Puckett was about a week shy of being 20 years old. The community took it pretty hard. I knew him and I know his mother who lives here. We often talked of Matt. My husband coached Matt in little league basket ball several years ago when Matt was younger. He was his mother's hero even before he went to war. Matt had been a hero last spring when he helped get his CO to safety. Amazingly, Sue, his mother was not bitter about the war. She spoke at the funeral, and the community acutally gained strength from what she said. She is proud of her son and what he did. We all are. There pictures were taken at Matt's funeral which was held at the local football stadium. This is my tribute to you, Matthew David Puckett, mighty man of valor.