Midshipmen buried at Naval Academy Cemetery

When Midshipman 1st Class Jason Jablonski was a child, he thought airports were the best place on Earth.

He loved to watch the planes take off and land, and aspired to be a Navy pilot. Once, his older sister Janelle asked him if the danger of being a pilot scared him.

Jablonski responded: "That's what makes it the most fun."

The midshipman died from complications of leukemia on Nov. 27. Since his death, his family has found comfort in Jablonski's outlook on life and his love for flying. He leaves behind his mother and father, Lori and Joseph, and his older sisters Janelle and Casey.

Instead of becoming a Navy pilot, Jablonski took flight and earned his wings as an angel, Janelle Jablonski said…