Transition: And Another Year Of War.(Coalition Occupation of Iraq)

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CORRECTION: In "And Another Year Of War" (Transition, Jan. 3) the percentage of women among American troops killed in 2004 was misstated. About 2 percent of those killed were women, not 15 percent. The 15 percent figure is the percentage of women now serving in the U.S. military. NEWSWEEK regrets the error.

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Byline: Dirk Johnson

You hear the bell ring, or a knock at the door, and there stands a military officer with a crisp uniform, a grim face. Even before this dreadful moment of truth,...

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