'Was it worth it?' A fallen Marine and a war's crushing end
Gretchen Catherwood sits in her home in Springville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Her son, 19-year-old Alec, was killed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban in 2010. She and her husband are creating a retreat space, Darkhorse Lodge, for veterans up the road from their home. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
By CLAIRE GALOFARO and RUSS BYNUM
Associated Press
SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. — She was folding a red sweater when she heard a car door slam, went to the window and realized that a moment she always imagined would kill her was about to be made real: three Marines and a Navy chaplain were walking toward her door, and that could only mean one thing...
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