Cried on the way in to work today listening to this piece on the radio about a group of moms who meet each week at Arlington cemetery. Each one has a son who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

One mother talked about how family celebrations - a nephew’s new baby, a niece’s wedding - are all colored by the loss. All she wants is for her son to be there too.

“Our job is to protect our kids,” said another mom. “I feel like I should have jumped across the ocean and helped him and known he was in trouble.”

Part 2 is on tomorrow.

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