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The Officers Who Inform Next of Kin Have One of the Military's Most Difficult Jobs

Next to fighting on the battlefield, it just may be the hardest job in the military. Only certain soldiers qualify for the challenging assignment and many dread the task. The three military officials -- a casualty affairs officer, a chaplain and a Spanish-speaking officer -- who came to Andy Jimenez's home in Lawrence, Mass., on Thursday to inform him that his son Alex had died are some of the unheralded members of the military who perform this difficult task. Notifying the families of dead... Full Story
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