45 Most Powerful Photos of 2011
Warning: This should be re-named the “45 Most Depressing Photos of 2011.” The one below especially got me right in the gut.

Slain Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson’s dog “Hawkeye” lies next to his casket during funeral services in Rockford, Iowa. Tumilson was one of 30 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan on August 6 when their helicopter was shot down during a mission to help fellow troops who had come under fire.