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April 23, 2004 Dignity in death Roy and Georgette Frank lost their son, a marine, in Iraq. When asked if his life had been lost in a vain effort, Roy Franks responded: "The only circumstance I could ever imagine where I could say that I believe my son died in vain is if the United States turned around from that country and did not complete the mission to free those people and to make that government independent." This is the human side and human cost of any war. And when the worst happens, some families handle the loss with dignity, such as the Franks. But they understand the principles involved and support the right of other families to react differently. In fact they undestand that their right to do so was something their son defended: "I can't fault those people," she said. "That's their opinion--that's what America is all about. That's what my son went to bring over there, so that somebody in Iraq could stand up and say, `I don't agree with the way you're doing this,' without ending up in a torture chamber or watching his daughter get raped. Indeed. |