Mother wants explanation for son's Iraq death (NYT OP-ED Author)

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Associated Press - September 12, 2007 6:15 PM ET

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - The mother of a soldier who died in a Baghdad vehicle accident weeks after co-writing a New York Times op-ed piece -- wants the Army to explain his death.

The August 19th editorial co-written by 28-year-old Sergeant Omar Mora was critical of the Pentagon's positive assessment of the Iraq war.

Mora, who grew up in Texas City, enlisted after the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Olga Capetillo says she wants to know details of how her son died Monday.

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