TWO BROTHERS FROM RICHLANDS VIRGINIA CELEBRATED THE FOURTH OF JULY YESTERDAY, BUT NOT AT HOME IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BY ANY MEANS. 41 YEAR OLD TERRENCE “SHEA” COOK IS WITH THE VIRGINIA GUARD IN BAGHDAD, WHILE HIS BROTHER 38 YEAR OLD MATTHEW COOK IS IN THE MARINES AND IS IN IRAQ. BOTH OF THE BROTHERS ARE MARRIED AND SAY THEY MISS THEIR FAMILIES, BUT AT LEAST THEY HAVE EACH OTHER. SHEA’S 13-MONTH TOUR IN IRAQ WILL END IN JUNE 2008, WHILE MATTHEW IS HOPING TO RETURN HOME IN JANUARY. BUT THE FAMILIES OF THE PAIR HOPE FOR THE BEST AND NONETHELESS CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE DAY WITHOUT THEIR LOVED ONES THIS TIME AROUND.