The sound of mourning was unmistakable as the Bowling Green community paid its final respects to 26-year-old Adam Kohlhaas.

"He's in heaven right now with mom, just sitting there waiting for us. All we can do to to remember him now is keep walking tall and proud like he did," says his brother, Nathan.

Thursday's Kohlhaas funeral comes on the 5 year anniversary of President George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

"My fellow Americans, major combat operations in Iraq have ended and the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed," said Bush back in 2003.

Bush's comments to the thousands of troops, along with the sign behind him, drew the ire of many as the war kept on going.

Morgantown soldier Michael Hayes became one of the casualties in the years since Bush's now infamous speech.

Hayes' former co-worker and colleague, Todd Tolbert says even though the war continued despite Bush's assertions, it's hard to hold the Commander-In-Chief accountable.

"I think at the time, President Bush thought it was a mission accomplished for what they wanted to do at the time. Obviously things haven't gone as well," says Tolbert.

But Tolbert says if Hayes were here today he would still defend the very war that took his life.

"I had an opportunity to hear him talk and see and hear have conversations with friends and family when he was here on leave, and he believed in the war. He believed in him being a soldier, he believes in his role," says Tolbert.

Tolbert says he believes as the war evolves, people will continue to change their views.

He believes only when the "Iraq War" is in the rear-view mirror will people be able to truly assess the worth of the war.