Word: turrington
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LONDON, England—Kelan J. Turrington was only 18 years old when he was killed in action in Basra, Iraq on April 6. He was a Fusilier in the British Army’s Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, and for me he personifies the American, British and Iraqi fighters who fought and died proudly in a war based on false information. In an interview, his mother said, “We all really, really loved him. We were so proud of him.” At the funeral, one of Kelan’s friends, Darren Bone, said...
...beginning to get a glimpse of the true suffering because one of my tasks has been to track down the names, addresses and phone numbers of the close relatives of British casualties. This means sifting through articles that recount the lives of young men like Kelan Turrington, looking at photos of the dead with their wives and children, and asking directory enquiries for phone numbers of the dead or widowed...
...cost of losing a child against the supposed benefits of invasion. Only one of the 535 members of Congress, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., had a son in the battle zone. George and Laura Bush, Tony and Cherie Blair, will never know the pain that John and Ann Turrington feel. They never even risked it. The Turringtons have lost their pride and joy—they’ll never have a chance to see their son grow old, get married or have children. But to Bush and Blair, Kelan is just another statistic...
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