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As wars lengthen toll on military families mounts

July 20, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

“They come home and find that problems are still there,” she said. “Instead of a refreshing R-and-R, a nice little second honeymoon, it’s battle for two weeks.”
Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families, despite the armed services’ earnest efforts to help.

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Sgt. Michael Patton Williams with troubled past convicted of murder in war-torn Iraq

July 13, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Soldier with troubled past convicted of murder in war-torn Iraq
Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - 2 hours ago
He spearheaded the assault on Iraq in a mechanized infantry unit when the war began in March 2003. The unit returned to Iraq in June 2004. …

Sgt. Michael Patton Williams of Memphis was convicted of [...]

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US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July

July 4, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq


The Associated Press
US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
BAQOUBA, Iraq (AP) — It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his

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Friends, loved ones gather to remember fallen Antioch soldier - San Jose Mercury News

June 23, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

Friends, loved ones gather to remember fallen Antioch soldier
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 2 hours ago
Aragon is the second serviceman from Antioch to die in Iraq. On Sept. 24, 2005, Sgt. Daniel Scheile, 37, died from injuries he received while patrolling in

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