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Grieving mother recalls 2000th Afghan war death
Lisa Freeman, cradling her 6 day old grandson, watched the news as the nation hit 2000 military deaths in Afghanistan. The piece follows Freeman and her son Matthew Freeman, a Naval Academy and Marine Corps officer killed near Kabul in 2009, and links their story to broader wartime casualties and veterans’ advocacy.
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Lisa Freeman
Daniel Metcalfe
Wardak
Freeman
Matthew
Matthew C. Freeman
Kabul
Metcalfe
Savannah
Richmond Hill
Liverpool
N.Y
Syracuse
America
Matthew Freeman
U.S. Naval Academy
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Japan
Theresa Hess
Shpee
Con Thien
Hill of Angels
Reagan
Edmonds
Wash
Boise
Idaho
Welle
Afghanistan
United States
Iraq
Challenged Athlete Foundation
Daniel Riley
Riley
Cpl. Riley
Marjah
Helmand
Oklahoma City
San Diego