Toby had been taking tae kwon do lessons from Kevin Nelson in Sioux City. He eventually earned his black belt, which led to his being recruited for a job in Dallas.

Dave and Judy, Toby’s parents, are still trying to deal with all of it right now. We don’t know a whole lot. Our only contact with the Army is through the sergeant who is responsible...

They went out on a New Year’s Eve date in 2001. They married just a couple of years ago — May 3, 2003 — and their son, Will, just turned a year old in August.

He just kind of tried it out and found out he was pretty good at it. Right off the bat, he won the Dallas Golden Gloves.