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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Slain Soldier’s Family Wants Answers From Pentagon Last Friday, National Guard Spc. Ciara Durkin was found dead on her U.S. base in Afghanistan with a single gunshot wound in her head. Now, her family is looking for answers and wondering why the U.S. military isn’t offering details about the <a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2007/CBS_Family_of_gay_soldier_wants_1004.html" title="mysterious circumstances">mysterious circumstances</a> surrounding her death. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071004_slain_soldiers_family_wants_answers_from_pentagon/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071004_slain_soldiers_family_wants_answers_from_pentagon/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Slain Soldier’s Family Wants Answers From Pentagon Last Friday, National Guard Spc. Ciara Durkin was found dead on her U.S. base in Afghanistan with a single gunshot wound in her head. Now, her family is looking for answers and wondering why the U.S. military isn’t offering details about the <a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2007/CBS_Family_of_gay_soldier_wants_1004.html" title="mysterious circumstances">mysterious circumstances</a> surrounding her death. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071004_slain_soldiers_family_wants_answers_from_pentagon/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071004_slain_soldiers_family_wants_answers_from_pentagon/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com