For Families of Fallen Soldiers, the 2nd Knock Brings $12,000
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The military death gratuity is a one-time payment to the survivors of men and women killed in the line of duty.
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Relatives of a Texas soldier caught in an insurgent attack in Iraq said Thursday the military had confirmed one of two brutalized bodies found there was his.
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Less than two years ago, Roy Velez got the worst news a father could get: His oldest son was dead, killed during combat in Iraq.
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LAPORTE, Ind. -- The mother of a northern Indiana soldier killed in Iraq said her son joined the Army because he wanted to be like his father.
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NEW YORK The families or loved ones of civilians killed in the Sept. 11 attacks received, on average, $3.1 million in government and charitable awards.
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It was the kind of exchange that U.S. troops are counting on.
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Spurred by technological strides like DNA matching, some families hope to find the remains of World War II soldiers.
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Though the proportion of their donations is small in relation to the humongous totals raised in this money primary for 2008, members of the armed forces do not seem to be only opening their pockets for Republicans this time around.
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SHANKSVILLE, Pa. _ Families of Flight 93 have sealed a deal on a postage-stamp-size parcel that would be the first tract bought for a memorial to the 40 people on board the United Airlines jetliner when it slammed into the ground near here Sept. 11.
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Relatives of two soldiers who disappeared in Iraq during an insurgent attack comforted each other Thursday after the military confirmed two brutalized bodies found this week were the missing men.
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The National Endowment for the Arts earlier this year asked U.S. soldiers and their families to write down what they saw, heard and felt during the Iraq war for a program called "Operation Homecoming." The reflections compiled to date offer a poignant glimpse into soldiers' lives and how they are affected by war.
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One person can tell you precisely how many Americans have been killed in Iraq. Another pays close attention to the names and hometowns of those who die each week. A third mourns for the families of fallen U.S. troops, but also figures it was their choice to enlist.
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Two Londonderry families contact relatives caught up in the earthquake that has killed  thousands of people.
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Amid concerns about terrorism and mail threats in a post-September 11 world, two organizations and hundreds of volunteers have stepped in to make sure wounded U.S. troops receive some much-needed holiday cheer.
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The war in Iraq is not over, but one legacy is already here in this city and others across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged soldiers.
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MADISON, W.Va. - A family claims a deceased relative's organs were among personal belongings returned by a funeral home as they were preparing for the wake.  The family of Charles Quarles Sr.
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The Pentagon unveiled a plan on  Tuesday to nearly double to about $500,000 the cash payments  for families of U.S. forces killed in combat, responding to  demands from the U.S. Congress to improve benefits for troops  in Iraq and Afghanistan.