AP: Some Quotes From U.S. Military Widows

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Some Quotes From U.S. Military Widows

Some quotes from military widows whose husbands served in Iraq and Afghanistan:

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"Some days are good days, some are bad .... I still think he's going to come walking through the door some day and say, 'I'm back.'"

-Bernadine Suplee, 49, Lakeland, Fla., widow of Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Suplee, who died August 2006 of injuries suffered in Afghanistan.

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"As a parent you wish you could protect your child from everything, and this is something I can't protect her from."

-Melissa Storey, 29, Palmer, Mass., mother of a 4-year-daughter and widow of Army Staff Sgt. Clint Storey, who was killed in Iraq last year.

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"The birthday is actually quite hard. ... Here I am supposed to be thrilled and excited. But I know what happened two days later."

-Michelle Linn-White, 31, Bonneville, Calif., whose husband, Marine Staff Sgt. Aaron White was killed in Iraq on May 19, 2003, two days after the first birthday of their daughter, Brianna Nicole.

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