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Article: JULY FOURTH; PATRIOTISM FIRST; Americans find a renewed meaning to Independence Day.(FAMILY TIMES)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 29, 2003
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Byline: Alexandra Rockey Fleming, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Pam and James Elsinger have sent two of their nine children - both young men, both college students - to see action in the Persian Gulf.
Joseph, 20, packed up and departed for "destination unknown" in February with his National Guard unit. He returned safe and sound in May to the family home in Herndon. Jeremiah, 21, left in April for Kuwait. His orders point to a yearlong deployment.
As difficult as it has been to see her sons enter a war zone, "it was natural for them to say, 'Let's go,' because they love their freedoms and choices here," says Mrs. Elsinger, whose husband is a lieutenant ...