Perspective: Somber duty falls to Marine office

"There's nothing more important than notifying the family, offering them comfort and trying to help them through this terrible time." -Maj. Bennett Walsh commanding officer, U.S. Marine Corps Inspector-Instructor Office, Topsham

Nancy Kelly was at a military wives support group meeting when talk turned to the fear that their husbands would not come home. Kelly was among those who explained what they could expect in that worst possible scenario.

When she returned to her home in Richmond, she changed into her pajamas and put on her husband's robe. She was about to draw the drapes when she saw a military vehicle pulling into her driveway. The nightmare she had described earlier in the day was unfolding before her eyes.

"I thought, 'This cannot be happening to me,' " she said.

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