SIERRA VISTA — On Sept. 25, 2006, Army Cpl. Casey Lee Mellen died in Balad, Iraq, after he was shot by an insurgent. For his father, Casey E. Mellen, there still are times of anguish.

Casey E. Mellen holds a Home of the Brave Quilt presented by by Sue McKinney during a ceremony at the American Legion Post 52 Thursday evening. The quilt is honor of Mellen's son, Cpl. Casey Lee Mellen, who was killed in Iraq. (Mark Levy-Herald/Review) The father has received many acts of comfort. On Thursday, there was one more when he was presented a Home of the Brave Quilt at a meeting of the American Legion Riders...