Nadia McCaffrey

Gold Star Mother

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Mother of of a son who was killed in Iraq, and an advocate for Iraq veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, she founded the Sgt Patrick R McCaffrey Froundation for War Veterans

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Memorial Day began after the Civil War, which killed 600,000 Americans, North and South.

Origins of Memorial Day; Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers

Memorial Day began after the Civil War, which killed 600,000 Americans, North and South.

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Pentagon policy calls for equal time on and off duty, but troops in Iraq spend 15 months in combat with just 12 months on leave.

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Pentagon policy calls for equal time on and off duty, but troops in Iraq spend 15 months in combat with just 12 months on leave.

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