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Reporter Makes, Then Loses, a Friend in Iraq

Journalist Gina Cavallaro made and lost a friend while embedded with the army in Iraq. She tells the story of her connection to Spc. Francisco Martinez, a young soldier whom she saw shot and killed while on patrol. Cavallaro is a reporter with the Army Times, an independent weekly newspaper.

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Gina Cavallaro

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