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Families Reflect on Bin Laden Death and Service Losses
Blanca Castro, sister of Sgt John Paul Castro of Andrews, says bin Laden’s death may mark progress toward bringing soldiers home. She notes the event is bittersweet and strengthens pride in her brother, who died April 22 in Afghanistan. Ray Bevel’s widow Brooke Bevel also welcomes Osama bin Laden’s death, saying it cannot ease her loss but that the death was deserved.
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Blanca Castro
U.S. Army
John Paul Castro
Andrews
United States
Castro
bin Laden
Paktika
Afghanistan
Brooke Bevel
Ray Michael Bevel
Ray
Osama