Iraq pullout leaves this area's legacy in roads, schools, and blood

On Friday, the dawn opened with Page 2B of The Herald, and anybody who can remember learning to read in an elementary school looked at the bottom right-hand corner of the page and cried like a baby.

There was a tiny advertisement, purchased by a grandmother and grandfather as they do each year, that did not mention the words "Iraq" or "war" or "death."
But it did mention dates - 4/12/86 - 10/21/05.  More Read