"The Lonely Walk"

Daly opens the article by connecting the surfacing of a sex scandal concerning General David Petraeus to “the lonely walk” that Staff Sergeant Kenneth Wade Bennett took during the same general timeline.  He moves on to refer to a picture of Bennett and his daughter a couple months before he was deployed for the last time. Daly quotes both Bennett and his daughter in their last exchange. He then returns to what he began his article with stating the fact that the EOD patch on Bennett’s uniform “is more respected in the military than four stars even before the scandal”. Though readers can already imagine Bennett’s last job, Daly makes it clear by relating it to the movie The Hurt Locker. Daly aims to give Bennett glory, respect, and honor, which is seen throughout the whole article. He comments on the fact that Bennett was their for his country, whatever the conditions were. Daly includes quotes from a family friend and illustrates Bennett’s life with his pregnant wife and daughter. Towards the end of the article Daly notes the death of 115 EOD technicians and regretfully writes on to add another brave soul to the list by the conclusion of the article. Daly not only gives Bennett glory but makes the audience feel the loss of an American soldier when he illustrates the unfortunately famous scene of a uniformed officer arriving to Bennett’s house to deliver the news to Bennett’s wife.  He concludes by giving information about the funeral and stating that Bennett will be remembered.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/16/bomb-disposal-expert-takes-his-last-lonely-walk.html