2006 Year In Photos: U.S.
Annette Whyte collapses in grief onto the flag-covered casket of her son, Marine soldier Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Whyte, during funeral services in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 30, 2006. Whyte, 21, of Brooklyn, died June 21 after being hit by sniper fire while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. The U.S. death toll in Iraq neared 3,000 in December, with more than 100 U.S. soldiers killed in October alone.
Author: CBS News Staff
Credit: AP Photo
