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WASHINGTON — The Army is mailing thousands of letters to survivors of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking what it can do to better help them, even years after the deaths of their loved ones.
The Army recognizes it has made mistakes in some of its dealings with the families of fallen soldiers, said Col. Carl Johnson, director of the Army’s Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operation Center. And the letter encourages families to be candid in their comments and suggestions.
About 13,500 letters have been sent this month, and copies are expected to reach about 20,000 survivors of those killed while on active duty with the Army since 9/11 in a war zone, in the U.S. or elsewhere.
