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After son's death in Iraq, father embeds with unit to tell his story

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Touching story of a dad who tries to retrace his son's journey as a soldier in the Iraq war.

After he buried Darrell "Skip" Griffin Jr. and after the sympathy calls faded, the elder Griffin, like every American who has ever lost a beloved soldier, struggled to resume life's normal rhythms.

But this is where Griffin's journey veered from others and took a twist so unique that it made the U.S. Army bend its rock-hard rules. The 55-year-old accounting consultant, who opposed Vietnam and had never served in combat, traveled to the epicenter of the Iraq war. There, he would trace his son's last days.
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After son's death in Iraq, father embeds with unit to tell his story - CNN.com
 
Pretty heart-wrenching article. I'll have to look that book up.
 
That's some serious balls. Gotta respect that, no matter what his politics are.
 
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