Secretary Kerry "showed real class and respect by doing this."

[beachmom]

https://twitter.com/NJCharles/status/324225290496770049

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/us/kerry-to-meet-with-parents-of-slain-state-dept-officer.html?ref=todayspaper

Kerry Meets With Parents of Diplomat Killed in Afghanistan

CHICAGO — Secretary of State John Kerry met here privately on Monday with the parents of Anne Smedinghoff, the young State Department officer who was killed this month in Afghanistan. She was the first State Department officer to die in the line of duty since the September attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

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Mr. Kerry, who was visibly moved by the reports of Ms. Smedinghoff’s death, has repeatedly invoked her memory during his travels.

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Her life, Mr. Kerry said, had been “wiped out by terrorism, the worst kind of nihilism.”

“It doesn’t stand for anything except killing people and stopping the future,” he said. “And so we’re not going to be deterred. We’re going to be inspired.”

Moving piece. His visit to see her parents was on the same day as the Boston Marathon.

[BeyondGeography]

1. I can see why this got to him on a lot of levels...What a kind face she had

And I love Kerry as SoS, which is a perfect fit for him, professionally and personally. He's truly a great American.

[babylonsister]

2. He has real class; that's one reason I admire him so much. nt

[wisteria]

3. Agree. But, what a tragedy. n/t