Coverage dated October 5, 2026

'He's not coming back': Months after deadly Iranian attack, families of soldiers struggle to cope

Headline from WHO 13 Des Moines

For Michelle Tietjens, the pain of loss often hits hardest at the start of each day, when the realization dawns all over again that she’ll be facing it without her husband. “Waking up in the morning, it always takes me a little bit to get going,” she said. “Because you relive it – that he’s [...]

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    For Michelle Tietjens, the pain of loss often hits hardest at the start of each day, when the realization dawns all over again that she’ll be facing it without her husband. “Waking up in the morning, it always takes me a little bit to get going,” she said. “Because you relive it – that he’s [...]

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