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Platoon Mom

Gelzo at Boston Herald:

When you have brought five children into this world, adopted four more and nurtured some 50 foster kids, opening your heart to another 25 boys is no problem – especially when they formed the circle of brothers who were with Lance Cpl. Walter “Gator” O’Haire at the moment of his death in Al Anbar province a year ago.

Topics: Boston, Iraq, military

  Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:53 am Comments (4) on Thursday, March 13, 2008

4 Responses to “Platoon Mom”

1. RebeccaH Says:
   March 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

   Heartbreaking. And inspiring. Compare Mrs. O’Haire with those protestor idiots in Pittsburgh.

2. The_Real_JeffS Says:
   March 13th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

   Ah, it’s good to see that such people live in our world. Would that there were more like her!

3. saltydog Says:
   March 13th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

   Remarkable courage.

4. MikeH Says:
   March 15th, 2008 at 3:16 am

   Uuh Rah!

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