When A Service Member Dies -- New York Times
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday night, two Marine Corps helicopters crashed near the California-Arizona border, killing seven Marines. Six of the dead were from Camp Pendleton, Calif., and one was from the Marine Corps’ training range in Yuma, Ariz. This essay comes from the wife of a Marine Corps aviator based at Yuma.
The text came in just as I was loading my kids into the car before heading off to school. Amid the early-morning chatter about lunches, plans for recess and Harry Potter, I sucked in my breath.
“Are you okay?” the text read.
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My Comment: A sobering realization on how war impacts families with loved ones in the military.
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