Wise Family Loses Two Sons To War In Afghanistan

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - JANUARY 9: Ethan Prusinski, 9, stepson of Jeremy Wise, looks through a box of photos of his late stepfather as his mother and widow, Dana Bernhardt (remarried to Matt Bernhardt) looks on beside their male blue heeler/pit bull mix named Piggy on January 9, 2013 in Virginia Beach, Va. Jean and Mary Wise of Camden, Arkansas, parents of four, lost two sons to the war in Afghanistan. Jeremy Wise, 35, former Navy Seal, CIA contractor, died guarding a post in Afghanistan in 2009 leaving behind his wife, Dana Bernhardt (now remarried to Matt Bernhardt) and her son Ethan Prusinski, 9, from a previous relationship. Benjamin Wise, 34, Army Sgt. First Class, Special Forces Medic, died by insurgent fire in Afghanistan in 2012. He is survived by his wife, Traci Wise, their son Luke Wise, 3, and two children, Ryan Walton, 13, and Kailen Walton, 11, from Traci's previous marriage. The third son, Marine Cpl. Beau Wise, 29, married to Amber Wise, currently works at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Washington. Only daughter Heather Wise, 33, physical trainer and nutritionist, lives in Magnolia, Arkansas with her daughter Ava Skaleski, 10. The Wises are among the few families who have suffered multiple casualties to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)