Call NumberRMN-060-9859CreatorTodd HeislerContributorTFH (writer)Date2005-08-29SummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: For three days straight, Marines stood watch over the body of 2nd Lt. James Cathey, taking periodic breaks in a room within the mortuary, where Staff Sgt. David Rubio rubbed his eyes after a nap. Rubio was sent to represent the Marines from the University of Colorado, where he first met Cathey.""I've never stood that kind of duty,"" Rubio said. ""When you're in college, you're so detached from what's happening in Iraq...The more we talk about it the harder it seems to get."" This photo was published in the Rocky Mountain News on November 11, 2005 (page 19S).Subject2006 Pulitzer Prize (Feature Photography)Final SaluteMarinesMilitary ceremonies, honors, and salutesGeographic AreaReno (Nev.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
Todd Heisler, For three days straight, Marines stood watch over the body of 2nd Lt. James Cathey. (2005-08-29). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/07/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/682596
