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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:00 AM

More pain for war widows

During their worst grief, war widows are at the whim of the notorious military bureaucracy to get survivor benefits.
Sarah Elizabeth Richards

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  • Tuesday, June 27, 2006 07:17 PM

    thanks...

    Ye gods. I can't understand what kind of old biddy would attempt to seize money from a war widow with children. Can someone explain this to me? So much for "women's culture."

    You want to know what kinds of greed and manipulation mother-in-laws are capable of, you should check out www.motherinlawstories.com.

    —Marianna Trench Read Marianna Trench's other letters

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