Roy, Roger, <br/><br/>
Death Notification: A Dreaded Duty. 
Roger Roy. 
 -  Orlando Sentinel,  2005. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 71,  Family,  1522-3213; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: Death Notification: A Dreaded Duty, March 20, 2005; pp. n.p.. 
<br/><br/> "More than 1,500 U.S. troops have died in Iraq since the war began two years ago. And in a ritual carefully prescribed by each branch of the military service, every death has been followed by the appearance on someone's doorstep of a small, somber group of people in uniform whose very presence tells loved ones their worst fears are true. For those delivering the news, as well, it is a dreaded duty. The moment the knock on the door is answered, it brings face to face those who don't want to hear the awful news and those who don't want to deliver it. Often the death of a loved one means bringing into the open the messy secrets of lives that aren't as neat as they appear on the surface. Some who have been in combat consider making death notifications tougher duty." (ORLANDO SENTINEL) This article discusses the difficult situations that military death notification teams face and profiles the experience of one family whose Marine son was killed in Iraq. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3213; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>U.S. Marine Corps --Mortuary affairs
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bereavement<br/>Communications--Military<br/>Iraq War (2003)<br/>Soldiers<br/>Soldiers--Family relationships<br/>War casualties
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050