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More than 6,000 combat boots with the names and pictures of U.S. servicemen and woman lost in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom on display at Pearl Harbor on Sept. 11, 2013.

White House’s Gold Star family event heartens some, leaves others wary

Jun 6, 2017 ◇ Megan Janetsky/Cronkite News

Receiving Gold Star families – those who have lost a loved one to military service – could be seen as a shift for Trump, who made headlines last year by attacking a Muslim family whose son was killed serving in Iraq. For some like Maria Martin, a Tucson resident whose son, Sgt. Martin Lugo, died in Afghanistan in 2010, receptions are not enough. Read more»

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Martin Lugo

Tucson soldier killed in Afghanistan

Aug 20, 2010 ◇ Dylan Smith/TucsonSentinel.com

Sgt. Martin Lugo, 24, died Thursday in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, when his unit was attacked by insurgents, the Department of Defense announced Friday morning. Read more»


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