WASHINGTON — In the hours before Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz, 20, was killed by a terrorist’s bomb in Afghanistan, he posed for a photograph taken by a bunkmate. In the image, the Marine’s brow was furrowed. He flashed a peace sign. “This is Jared Schmitz,” his father, Mark, said he told President Joe Biden days later at Dover Air Force Base, where the two men had traveled to observe the dignified transfer of the remains of 13 U.S. Marines killed Aug. 26 in the attack in Kabul. “Don’t forget his na
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Biden, Still Grieving His Son, Finds That Not Everyone Wants to Hear About It
