PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
January 3, 2008
From:
NLG Military Law Task Force
National Lawyers Guild
415-566-3732
CONTACT PERSON: Marti Hiken, Military Law Task Force, Chair, 415-566-3732
The Military Law Task Force is pleased to announce the distribution of its "CASUALTY CHECKLIST MEMO."
The "Casualty Checklist Memo" is written for the families and friends of the loved ones who have died during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Associated Press story on December 31, 2007, "Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops," by Bradley Brooks, states that "The 899 deaths in 2007 surpassed the previously highest death toll in 2004, when 850 U.S. soldiers were killed." The numbers of those who die continues to climb in two wars that our elected officials refuse to end.
This memo is to help the survivors get through the difficult times after the military makes the death known to them. We fear that the reality of being notified of the death of a loved one and the necessary follow-up steps are too difficult for most of the media to recount; it is easier to cover other stories.
So, we present this to the families of those who have died. We hope that the media can help us to make this memo known to the families.