The first is after the son dies, but before the mother dies. It includes pictures of the mother and son
Family of Tucsonan killed in Iraq proud of his sacrifice
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=092804_unruhonlineonlineThe attacks of Sept. 11 propelled Robert Unruh into military service, where he followed his father's, grandfather's and great-grand-father's legacy of combat service.
Unruh, a 25-year-old Army specialist, was killed west of Baghdad on Saturday when his engineering unit fell under attack by enemy forces.
His parents, Karen Unruh-Wahrer and Dennis Wahrer, remember their son as a quiet kid who was protective of his family and loyal to his country.
They stood in the driveway in front of their East Side home and talked about the son they lost less than 72 hours ago.
"We are so proud of Robbie," Wahrer said. "Robbie gave his life so that others could live under freedom."
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Mother of soldier killed in Iraq collapses, dies
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/05/soldiers.mother.ap/index.html'Her grief was so intense,' hospital worker says
Tuesday, October 5, 2004 Posted: 12:28 PM EDT (1628 GMT)
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) -- A 45-year-old woman collapsed and died days after learning her son had been killed in Iraq, and just hours after seeing his body.
Results of an autopsy were not immediately released, but friends of Karen Unruh-Wahrer said she couldn't stop crying over losing her 25-year-old son, Army Spc. Robert Oliver Unruh, who was killed by enemy fire near Baghdad on September 25.
"Her grief was so intense -- it seemed it could have harmed her, could have caused a heart attack. Her husband described it as a broken heart," said Cheryl Hamilton, manager of respiratory care services at University Medical Center, where Unruh-Wahrer worked as a respiratory therapist.