Memorial Day: Even 10th Special Forces Elite Must Deal With Loss, Grief

They call themselves "quiet professionals." Soldiers with the Army's Special Forces - known as Green Berets - are secretive and rarely give interviews. Those with Fort Carson's 10th Special Forces Group are no different. But when discussing the deaths of one of their own, their understated words turn more assertive. These are soldiers who understand Memorial Day, and the necessity of honoring those who died in service, better than most. "Guys that have laid down everything, the public needs to know what that guy has done for their country," said Deryk, a weapons sergeant in the group's 2nd Battalion, which returned to Colorado Springs from Afghanistan in mid-April at the end of a difficult tour that left two dead. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette