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Gregg Keesling

White House Lifts Ban on Sending Condolences After Military Suicides

When a soldier dies in a combat zone, the family can expect certain official gestures. Men in uniform will fire a salute. A flag will be folded into a neat triangle. And a letter will arrive, signed by the president, expressing thanks for their loved one’s service to the country, and condolences for their loss. […]

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