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Child finds heaven in an unlikely place

July 15, 2011 - Children don't belong in grave yards. They're too full of life. But this is a very different grave yard. This is section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery where the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan lie buried.

CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports Nicki Bunting brings her sons Connor and Cooper here every Sunday.



"Section 60 is very unique. It's not like any other cemetery you'll ever see," Nicki says. "In this specific section there's so many young people, young kids so we try to keep it a joyous place."

Her husband Brian's headstone, like so many here in Section 60, marks a life cut short, a young family torn apart. But two-year-old Cooper is proof life is stronger than death.

Nicki says Cooper was "our little R and R baby. He's the spitting image of my husband; it's really nice." read more>>>