Captain Maria Ortiz was buried at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday afternoon.  If you were in Washington DC then, now you know why the city was drenched with the tears of angels.

Last month, noweasels covered the death of Capt. Maria Ortiz in a beautiful IGTNT piece, "She Was The Jewel".  There is little I can add to the story of her life.  Instead, I want to take this opportunity to thank Governor Corzine for his executive order to fly the flags in his state at half-staff in her honor because her family now lives in New Jersey.

I think all flags should be flown at half-staff every day a soldier dies in Iraq to honor their sacrifice and also to serve as a protest against an administration that refuses to recognize their sacrifice except as an excuse to throw more bodies into the meatgrinder. 

Today, we remember Maria Ortiz the way she will be remembered by her colleagues:

Her work wasn't finished until everybody was cared for.

We have unfinished business...