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Nadia McCaffrey on Her Son's
Death in Iraq:
"We Cannot Ignore
Anymore What Is Going On In Iraq...I am Speaking as a Mother and
as a Human Being"
Two weeks after her son,
Patrick, was shot dead in an ambush in Iraq, Nadia McCaffrey
joins us to discuss her Patrick's last days in Iraq, his
disillusionment with the occupation and requesting the media
photograph his returning casket.
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Two weeks ago today Army National Guard Special Patrick McCaffrey
was shot dead in an ambush in Iraq. He was 34 years old and the
father of two. His son is 9 years old. His daughter is 2 years
old.
McCafferey had joined the National Guard on the day after the
Sept. 11 attacks with hopes of helping the country recover - he
never expected to serve in combat.
But in March his National Guard unit was deployed to Iraq. On
June 22 he was shot dead alongside National Guard Lt. Andre Tyson
of Riverside, California.
His death received national attention last week when his mother
Nadia McCaffrey invited the press to Sacramento International
Airport to record images of his flag-draped coffin returning home.
Since his body was flown in on a commercial flight, the Pentagon's
ban on photos of coffins did not apply.
- Nadia McCaffrey, her son Patrick died in Iraq two
weeks ago today.
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