95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's New Country » military funeral http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:05:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Families of Military Suicide Victims Will Now Receive Presidential Condolences http://kezj.com/families-of-military-suicide-victims-will-now-receive-presidential-condolences/ http://kezj.com/families-of-military-suicide-victims-will-now-receive-presidential-condolences/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:37:34 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=12173 Overturning a policy that has been in place for many years, the Obama administration announced Wednesday it will now send condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide.

"This issue is emotional, painful, and complicated," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "But these Americans served our nation bravely ... They didn't die because they were weak. And the fact that they didn't get the help they needed must change."

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