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/ On this Memorial Day :
[size=13.714285850524902px] “War's Wake”[/size]
[size=13.714285850524902px]Michael M. Phillips's [/size]
[size=1.5em] You can read the entire series here.[/size]
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[size=1.5em] For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War
February 4-5, 2012
The Iraq war is over for America and the end of the Afghan conflict is just over the horizon. But a generation of military families will face its physical and psychological consequences for years after most other Americans have put the wars behind them.[/size]
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[size=1.5em] Soldiers Lost and Found: Students Rediscover The Fallen
October 20-21, 2012
A generation of Tom Clark’s high school history students have been tracking down the families of Indiana’s war dead and creating an archive of their mementos, their letters, the stories of loved ones lost in combat and lives lived in grief.[/size]
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[size=1.5em] Under Attack
May 12-13, 2012
When a suicide bomber struck a convoy in Afghanistan, a routine Marine patrol turned into a harrowing firefight. Michael M. Phillips with an eyewitness account of bravery and tragedy in the confusion of war.[/size]
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[size=1.5em] War Tragedies Strike Families Twice
Dec. 21, 2012
Anecdotal evidence from military families, support groups and suicide survivors suggests that over the past 11 years of war, the U.S. has experienced a little-recognized suicide outbreak among the bereaved. This second round of tragedy often takes place years after a loved one’s death, when the finality of the loss becomes inescapable.[/size]
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A Marine’s Death Brings Together His Dad and His Battlefield Buddy
September 22-23, 2012
In the two years since Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Rivers died in Afghanistan, his dad and his battlefield buddy have formed a mutually dependent friendship that transcends the decades between them.[/size]
[size=13.714285850524902px] “War's Wake”[/size]
[size=13.714285850524902px]Michael M. Phillips's [/size]
[size=1.5em] You can read the entire series here.[/size]
[size=1.5em] [/size]
[size=1.5em] For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War
February 4-5, 2012
The Iraq war is over for America and the end of the Afghan conflict is just over the horizon. But a generation of military families will face its physical and psychological consequences for years after most other Americans have put the wars behind them.[/size]
- [size=1.2em] [size=1em]Interactive: Ian Welch and Katie Brickman struggle with the aftermath of battle.
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[size=1.5em] Soldiers Lost and Found: Students Rediscover The Fallen
October 20-21, 2012
A generation of Tom Clark’s high school history students have been tracking down the families of Indiana’s war dead and creating an archive of their mementos, their letters, the stories of loved ones lost in combat and lives lived in grief.[/size]
- [size=1.2em] [size=1em][size=1.17em]Tracing the Stories of Fallen Troops:
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[size=1.5em] Under Attack
May 12-13, 2012
When a suicide bomber struck a convoy in Afghanistan, a routine Marine patrol turned into a harrowing firefight. Michael M. Phillips with an eyewitness account of bravery and tragedy in the confusion of war.[/size]
- [size=1.2em] [size=1em]Photos: Attack in Afghanistan: Eyewitness Account
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Michael Rubenstein for The Wall Street Journal
[size=1.1em] Christine Koch knelt at a memorial for her son Steven that the family erected at his elementary school.[/size] [/size][size=1.5em] War Tragedies Strike Families Twice
Dec. 21, 2012
Anecdotal evidence from military families, support groups and suicide survivors suggests that over the past 11 years of war, the U.S. has experienced a little-recognized suicide outbreak among the bereaved. This second round of tragedy often takes place years after a loved one’s death, when the finality of the loss becomes inescapable.[/size]
- [size=1.2em] [size=1em]Slideshow
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A Marine’s Death Brings Together His Dad and His Battlefield Buddy
September 22-23, 2012
In the two years since Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Rivers died in Afghanistan, his dad and his battlefield buddy have formed a mutually dependent friendship that transcends the decades between them.[/size]
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