Another child gone

Monday, 7:58 am

By KateC

This morning the news tells us that the second young lad from New Bedford, MA has died in Falluja. He was 19 years old—only two years older than my own lad. Still a boy, really. But gone now, leaving behind bereaved parents and a young wife of 5 months. The town is shaken. Two of their kids lost in one campaign. Casualties for New England are becoming more frequent now. Too frequent. They served, they did what they felt was right. But that doesn’t prevent me from feeling incredible anger at the people who decided to spend our kids’ lives as if they are an expendable commodity.