The Toll of War on Families

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published April 18, 2007 at 8:30 PM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

As the Iraq War enters its fifth year, we turn to those among us who have seen their sons and daughters sent to the battlefields and into the heart of danger. And, what greater challenge is there than

As the Iraq War enters its fifth year, we turn to those among us who have seen their sons and daughters sent to the battlefields and into the heart of danger. And, what greater challenge is there than for a parent to watch her child prepare for war in a distant and hostile land.

Guest

Sandra Aceves , who lost one son to the Iraq War in 2004, and who has another son in the Air Force.

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