scott helvenston: navy seal, blackwater employee, and climber

this photo and the headline "mom: blackwater should never forget my boy" was the lead story on cnn.com tonight.

the photo immediately caught my attention.

scott helvenston was killed in a horrific attach in fallujah, iraq in March 2004. he was employed by the security firm blackwater. blackwater has been embroiled in scandal lately over some seriously questionable operating practices.

the story about scott's mom's battle with blackwater can be read here:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/blackwater.falluja/index.html

scott was an avid climber and led numerous mountain-climbing expeditions.