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Recent news reports have included the deaths of Utah soldiers fighting the war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Each report brings an anguishing story of family grief over the loss of a beloved family member. Frequently, the fallen soldier leaves a wife and children whose world has been shattered with the death of their husband and father.
Readers struggle to know what they can do to help the bereaved. I suggest that Congress enact, and the president sign, a GI bill for the dependents of soldiers killed in the war on terror. Such a gesture would greatly reduce family stress over future college expenses and express a grateful nation's appreciation for the sacrifice of its fallen heroes.
G. Kevin Jones
Salt Lake City
