Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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Vermont Pays a Huge Toll in Iraq

Posted 1/12/07

Vermont, where nearly three quarters of residents oppose the Iraq war, has the nation's highest per capita death rate in the conflict. It's a statistic seemingly at odds with the state's reputation as a liberal utopia, a low-stress playground for snowboarders and the escape-from-New York crowd. But with the tally of dead American servicemen and women now past 3,000, the situation in Iraq grim, and President Bush calling for more troops, many Vermonters are asking whether they've already sacrificed too much for a cause whose lofty aims they think may be unreachable.

Kevin and Vicki McLaughlin stand in front of their Vermont home, which has a cross with a purple heart in the front yard.
CHARLIE ARCHAMABAULT FOR USN&WR

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