‘ Let my girl know I love her’

Soldiers are encouraged by commanding of > cers to write letters to their families thatwould be opened only in the event of death. Staff Sgt. Robert Anthony “ Tony” Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Ore., wrote one to his wife, Cyndi. They have a daughter, Nichole, now 13. Steverwas killed soon after U.S. troops entered Baghdad on April 7, 2003.

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