By DENNIS WYATTThe BulletinJames Layton grew up in Escalon just 10 miles to the east of Woodward Park as the dove flies.As a kid he did what kids were doing Sunday at the park: laughing, yelling and expending energy on everything from traditional playground equipment to bounce houses.Those kids Sunday seemed oblivious to the solemn remembrance going on nearby as people from throughout Northern California gathered before 6,665 white crosses to make sure the sacrifices of the fallen in the Global War on Terror won’t be forgotten. But that’s OK. It was a fitting tribute to Layton and the 6,664 others being remembered.You see, Layton gave everything so kids can fill the air with the sounds of freedom. It’s not that he wanted to die.