Mother mourns ‘grim milestone’ in longest U.S. war

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press A hand-drawn portrait of Matthew Freeman, who was killed on Aug. 7, 2009, in Afghanistan, is shown. Since starting the Fallen Heroes Project in 2004, artist Michael Reagan has drawn more than 3,000 portraits and given them to families of fallen soldiers.

Lisa Freeman was cradling her 6-day-old grandson in her left arm and watching the news on her iPad while her daughter and son-in-law caught some much-needed sleep. The retired teacher was taking notes with her free hand when she heard the news: The nation had suffered its 2,000th cas...

Published: 10/07/2012