[FrogMom]

They must have been asking questions.

It's hard to say which way I'd go...

I'm the wife of a 24-year now-retired Army vet and the mother of a Marine (HooYah!). I probably would want to know, but also know that it would make the hatred burn very bright. Am not sure that knowing would solve anything.

Pray to God that people are not in this postion again.

[jaykay]

I think they are informing the families because the press is getting some or all of the info and it would be terrible to learn of what happened to their loved ones from TV or newspaper reports. Note the story of the last hours of an American POW, probably Spc. Kiehl, in the excerpt from a NY Times article in my previous post.