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strikeOct 5, 2026

'He's not coming back': Months after deadly Iranian attack, families of soldiers struggle to cope

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For Michelle Tietjens, the pain of loss often hits hardest at the start of each day, when the realization dawns all over again that she’ll be facing it without her husband. “Waking up in the morning it always takes me a little bit to get going,” she said. “Because you relive it – that he...

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  • RUSS BYNUM and JACK BROOK, Associated PressBy RUSS BYNUM and JACK BROOK, Associated Press

    For Michelle Tietjens, the pain of loss often hits hardest at the start of each day, when the realization dawns all over again that she’ll be facing it without her husband. “Waking up in the morning it always takes me a little bit to get going,” she said. “Because you…

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