A few months ago, a young Airman from New Jersey, Carl Ware Jr. was shot and killed in Iraq. Around the time of his funeral questionsbegan to emerge about the exact nature of his death. A week ago, I was enjoying a rainy day off at home, drinking some Earl Grey and surfing the net. Out of the blue I get an instant message from "Justdunno." It was an unfamiliar screenname.
"You wrote about my brother."
Long, awkward, pregnant pause.
"Carl Ware."
Keep in mind, I recognized the name of course, but it had been a while since Airman Ware's death, so it wasn't exactly fresh in my mind what I wrote about him.
"I hope I didn't write anything that offended you," I typed.
"Not at all," she replied. She seemed grateful that we seemed willing to ask the tough questions, so she reached out.
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