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Mother Nadia McCaffrey Showed the World a Casualty of the Iraq War

Mother Nadia McCaffrey Showed the World a Casualty of the Iraq War

Nadia McCaffrey’s son Patrick was killed in Iraq in June 2004. His death received national attention after Nadia invited the press to Sacramento International Airport to record images of his flag-draped coffin returning home, contravening U.S. military policy. [includes rush transcript]

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