Support WBUR'He Had A Very Sad Heart': This Memorial Day, Remembering The Overlooked HeroesPlay03:56Download AudioEmma BowmanMay 26, 2018 ShareCathy Sprigg (right) with her son, Army Spc. Robert Joseph Allen, at Tampa International Airport in 2010. Allen was headed back to Iraq after being on leave for the birth of his son. (Courtesy of Cathy Sprigg)