Parents bury second son killed in Iraq

[honeychile]

If I remember properly, this dates back to when we were mostly an agrarian society. There needed to be at least one son to help save the farm. I think that, once a family loses two sons, they should get the chance to spare at least one.

I know that, when my mother's eldest brother was killed, her remaining brother had to sign all sorts of papers to enlist - including one signed by his parents.