Children of Those Killed in Prior Wars Relive Pain. Charisse Jones.
by Jones, Charisse; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 69Family. Publisher: USA Today, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Children and death | Children of military personnel | Federal aid | Grief in children | Military dependents | Soldiers -- Family relationships | Teenagers and deathDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For the sons and daughters of those killed in war--be it World War II, Vietnam or the Persian Gulf--the current conflict in Iraq is reviving old memories and forcing them to relive the tragedy that altered their lives. Though the wars span a half-century, loss and grief thread through each generation of children who lose a parent to war. They grieve differently and experience different emotions than children who lose a parent to illness or a heart attack." (USA TODAY) The author relates the stories of people who lost parents in earlier wars and acknowledges that "their life-long struggles to cope provide a glimpse of what children of U.S. troops dying now [2003] are likely to endure."Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
High School - old - to delete | REF SIRS 2004 Family Article 69 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Children of Those Killed in Prior Wars Relive Pain, April 16, 2003; pp. 1A-2A.
"For the sons and daughters of those killed in war--be it World War II, Vietnam or the Persian Gulf--the current conflict in Iraq is reviving old memories and forcing them to relive the tragedy that altered their lives. Though the wars span a half-century, loss and grief thread through each generation of children who lose a parent to war. They grieve differently and experience different emotions than children who lose a parent to illness or a heart attack." (USA TODAY) The author relates the stories of people who lost parents in earlier wars and acknowledges that "their life-long struggles to cope provide a glimpse of what children of U.S. troops dying now [2003] are likely to endure."
Records created from non-MARC resource.
There are no comments for this item.