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  • Lompoc mom hopes to honor son's memory in trip to Iraq [Freeper debbieargel]

    02/10/2006 2:45:55 PM PST · by glocker23 · 25 replies · 1,381+ views
    Santa Barbara (Cal.) News-Press ^ | January 23, 2006 | NORA K. WALLACE
    Eight months after her son Derek's death in Iraq, Lompoc resident Debbie Argel Bastian is raising money in hopes of visiting the war-torn country where the decorated Air Force captain lost his life. Mrs. Bastian wants to join a tour to Iraq organized by the conservative nonprofit organization "Move America Forward" sometime in late spring. She and other Gold Star families -- those who've lost a family member in the war -- plan to visit military bases and try to connect with soldiers. She will not, however, visit the region where her son was killed last Memorial Day. The Air...