Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq (which he had volunteered for) just a few weeks before he was due to return home.
This photo looks like it has been taken recently. The subject of this photograph would be the boy being handed the flag; basically the foreground. I do not think this photograph was staged and it was captured at the moment. this photo makes me feel really sad when I think about what the boy has gone through and that he is accepts the flag for his father during his memorial.