April 22, 2004
Our Guys...
The somber task of honoring the fallen
In recent weeks, military and civilian contract crews have loaded scores of these caskets onto planes departing the U.S. military area of Kuwait International Airport, south of Kuwait City. And the rituals are repeated over and over again.
"The way everyone salutes with such emotion and intensity and respect. The families would be proud to see their sons and daughters saluted like that," says Tami Silicio, a contract employee from the Seattle area who works the night shift at the cargo terminal.
For U.S. troops, April has been the worst month of this war, with at least 94 service members killed by hostile fire.
"So far this month, almost every night we send them home," Silicio said. "... It's tough. Very tough."
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