900 US children have lost parents in Iraq

900 US children have lost parents in Iraq

by kos Wed Dec 15th, 2004 at 17:02:27 PST

Another facet of Bush's legacy:

Perhaps most heartbreaking are the more than 40 troops who died without ever seeing their children. At least 34 wives were pregnant _ four with twins _ when their husbands died, and another15 had babies while their spouses were deployed. While some of the latter were able to return home on paternity leave, most died before they could.