Fallen Soldiers

Share A Tribute To Loved Ones This Memorial Day

Posted 05.27.2012

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This Memorial Day, maybe you'll pay tribute to someone you've lost, or take time to give your returning soldier one extra hug. At HuffPost Impact, whe...

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Small Tenn. Towns Find Big Ways To Honor War's Dead, Support Injured Servicemen

www.militarytimes.com | Posted 01.03.2012

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A decade of fighting has claimed the lives of more than 130 members of the military who called Tennessee home, and the loss has felt especially keen i...

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Afghanistan Helicopter Crash: Family, Friends Remember Fallen Servicemen As Heroes

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.07.2011

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Some had young children, wives and girlfriends. Others were just starting to make their way in the world. But the brothers, fathers, sons and uncles ...

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How To Honor Fallen Soldiers This Memorial Day

Posted 07.29.2011

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As many of us excitedly look forward to gathering with friends and family and enjoying the long weekend, it's easy to lose sight of the significance o...

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Afghanistan Memorial Day: Remembering PFC Ara Deysie

Kevin Bell | Posted 07.28.2011

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I will always remember that my present enjoyment of life has been made possible only through the debt of blood paid for me by another. There can be no meaningless and empty days ahead of me.

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Life Insurance Payouts Withheld From Familes Of Fallen Soldiers

Bloomberg | David Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lohman, a public health nurse who helps special-needs children, says she had always believed that her son's life insurance funds were in a bank insure...

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Questioning Our Memorial Day Script

Dr. David P. Gushee | Posted 05.25.2011

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The state must honor those who have died for its causes quite solemnly, and it must encourage its citizens to honor the dead.

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Media Coverage Of Fallen Soldiers From Iraq, Afghanistan Allowed By Most Families

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DOVER, Del. — In the weeks since the Pentagon ended an 18-year ban on media coverage of fallen soldiers returning to the U.S., most families giv...

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Grieving Military Families Get Personal Touch from President

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

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I talked to several families who lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent weeks, and several said that personal notes from the president have meant the world to them.

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The Story the Media Forgot

Carine Fabius | Posted 11.17.2011

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The Pentagon thinks the American public should be spared funeral images because we would be too sad. We would want to stay home and cry rather than go out shopping. Oh, wait a minute; We can't afford to go shopping anymore.

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Details Begins Series Of Profiles Of Fallen Soldiers

Details | Jeff Gordinier | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the night before 2nd Lieutenant JP Blecksmith shipped out to Iraq, after his family took him out for dinner in Newport Beach, California, his older...

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