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February's Fallen

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Debi Smith

Army Cpl. Lorne E. Henry Jr., 21, Niagra Falls, New York

Information compiled from the Department of Defense, Icasualty.org, and the Military Times. For more detailed information, including photographs and links to biographical information and obituaries, visit the Military Times.

Debi Smith has a son who is almost 17 and a daughter who is 14. She looks at the ages of so many of the fallen and can't imagine what it must be like to send one's child off to war, and what it must be like when they return with injuries, nightmares, and missing limbs (as have almost 25,000), or worse, in a box. Back in 2003, when her son was just 13, she thought she'd never have to worry about such things herself, but four years and 3,170 dead soldiers later, she is becoming increasingly concerned.

Article originally published by Common Dreams

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