Families mourn lost soldiers and question war

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A day before he would have turned 38, on October 7, Woods, the father of four children ages 8 to 16, was killed by a roadside bomb. He was one of 106 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in October, one the deadliest months for American soldiers since the United States launched the Iraq war in March 2003.

"He was supposed to be home on November 10," Lannette Wood, 34, said. "I could almost feel him home."

"SOMETHING'S GOT TO CHANGE"

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Polls now show broad support for a quick withdrawal of troops and several groups of military families are among those calling for withdrawal.

As the casualties rip holes into families and communities throughout the nation, the deaths are forcing a growing number of military families to re-evaluate their views on the war.

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