When will we as a world stop causing families so much pain, so much suffering? When will we be able to live together again, instead of taking life away….. My tears flowed when I heard about Jason Hubbard and his family.
“A US soldier has been withdrawn from Iraq after his two brothers were killed in action, echoing the Oscar-winning film “Saving Private Ryan”, it was reported Friday.
 
Jason Hubbard, 33, will return to his family’s home in northern California after younger brother Nathan, 21, was one of 14 soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in northern Iraq on Wednesday.
 
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I continue to feel guilty about the effect of war on the world and also the effect on families. I don’t mean this post to be a political comment – far from it, whether the war is right or wrong is irrelevant to the families that are suffering loss. For me it is about how we support people, how we ensure that these children are helped to cope with loss, cope with their feelings so that we don’t have huge long term effects. Grief is not just a by product it is a real problem that we need to support. …read more