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August 26, 2008
War Widow Creates Nonprofit Group to Help Her Peers
Taryn Davis, whose husband was a soldier who died in Iraq last year, has created a documentary film and a nonprofit group with resources for other war widows, reports The New York Times.
Her organization, the American Widow Project, provides widows with support groups and practical information, such as how to plan a funeral.
Ms. Davis documented the experiences of other war widows across the country last year in a movie and plans to distribute the documentary to new war widows and widowers within the first two weeks of receiving the news of their spouse’s death.
To read more about how charities are helping troops and family members of those serving in Iraq, see The Battle on the Homefront, a special report from The Chronicle’s archive.
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This is a wonderful idea, supporting others in times of grief and despair. It’s wonderful that this war widow has the strength to help others when she’s hurting. Seems like the military should get behind this and help her and others out. http://www.ajourneywelltaken.com
— Elaine Williams Aug 27, 07:54 PM #