INNOCENCE LOST

A special package of stories and art from SHNS.

STORIES

» NEARLY 900 CHILDREN HAVE LOST A PARENT IN IRAQ

Sad to the depths of his 4-year-old soul, Jack Shanaberger knew what he didn't want to be when he grows up: a father.

» SIX MOMS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN IRAQ

Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa was not only the first female American soldier killed in combat in Iraq, she was also the first U.S. military mother to die in the war.

» LAST LETTERS HOME TO CHILDREN OF FALLEN SOLDIERS

Excerpts from the last letters of fallen U.S. soldiers to their children

» FAMILY WAR LOSSES

War losses for families with children by the numbers...

» ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE HELP FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

When a U.S. service member is killed on duty, his family is entitled to an array of benefits.

» CHILDREN WHO LOST A PARENT IN IRAQ, STATE BY STATE

Here is a list of the number of children, by state, who have lost a parent in the war in Iraq, through the end of November.