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War Diary: Maj. Kate McGraw

NPR

Published April 5, 2003 at 10:00 PM MST

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kate McGraw works in the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the remains of American troops arrive from Iraq. McGraw talks about learning to cope with her emotions and work in a military morgue.