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NewsMax.com:

'American Mourning'
Rips Open the Wounds of War

by Dave Eberhart — Wednesday, 10/11/06

Perhaps the subject matter in the book would be all-too-familiar turf were it not for the insights that sound the depths of Sheehan's grief and the balancing story of the second family in the drama — that of Justin Johnson, a fellow soldier with Casey Sheehan in the First Cavalry Division...

No matter how the reader is drawn to the pain of the survivors, it is the two young men who gave their lives that never recede to mere background. As Justin wrote in a posting to FallenHeroesMemorial.com just hours before his own gallant sacrifice: "My name is Spc. Justin Johnson of the 1-82 field arty battalion. Casey was a great friend of mine and is missed by us. All I wanted to say is that he is in my heart all the time."

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