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11 Days Till Baghdad
Soldiers of the 2-16 -- the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division -- lined up for processing at Fort Riley, Kan., before deploying earlier this month. For most of the troops, the year-long tour would be their first in Iraq.
(Photos By Linda Davidson -- The Washington Post)
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Kauzlarich was filling out something called the Family Contingency Workbook.
I want to be buried, cremated: Buried.
Location of Cemetery: West Point.
Personal effects I want buried with me: Wedding Band.
Yes, he told Stephanie, whom he had met when they were students at West Point and who hadn't exactly been seduced by his first words to her, which were: "You can call me The Kauz." That was all he wanted to be buried with.
Type of head stone: Military.
Scripture you want read: Psalm 23.
Music you want played: Something upbeat.
"Ralph, upbeat music?" Stephanie asked.
"I don't want people to be sad at my funeral," Kauzlarich said.
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His soldiers -- average age 19, the oldest 46, the youngest 17 -- were filling out forms, too. Getting their wills in order. Designating powers of attorney. Working down final medical checklists: teeth, hearing, heart, blood pressure, blood type.
