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Old 05-28-2005, 11:15 PM
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Group Shuns Mother of Slain Soldier

The Associated Press
Updated: 4:36 p.m. ET May 28, 2005

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Everyone agrees that Ligaya Lagman is a Gold Star mother, part of the long line of mournful women whose sons or daughters gave their lives for their country.

Her 27-year-old son, Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, was killed last year in Afghanistan when his unit came under fire during a mission to drive out remnants of Taliban and al-Qaida forces...

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Ann Herd, President of American Gold Star Mothers, comes off as slightly less warm and cuddly than Attila the Hun. I wonder if she's as awful as what she is quoted as saying would lead us to believe.
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