Orphans of the Wars

I read an interesting article (Orphans) today regarding a new realization about the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Basically, due to the high number of older and married soldiers (Let's not forget the National Guard & Reserve soldiers that are losing their lives) there is a higher percentage of children losing parents. Whether it is a mother or a father, losing one's parent is a traumatic event.

The next time you think about the lives that are lost due to war take an Honest moment to consider how you would explain not only the death of a parent to a child, but also why there parent died.