Howard Dean knows first hand what it means to lose a loved one in armed conflict.
"Charlie Dean died 30 years ago in the jungles of Laos at the age of 23. But all these years later his older brother, Howard, remains angry and unsettled about the event -- and the unanswered questions that surround it.
"He has had psychological counseling for what he calls his 'survivor's guilt,' and has journeyed to Laos seeking 'closure.' Yet Dean still cries about the loss, and is doing so now, slumped in a folding chair at his presidential-campaign headquarters up in Burlington, Vt.
" 'I know what it is like to sit at home, waiting,' he says to NEWSWEEK, his voice trailing off. His features collapse, his eyes and his face turn red. He raises a hand to his brow as tears stream down his cheeks and he sobs quietly. 'Sorry,' he says, then brightens as, ever the doctor, he examines, almost clinically, his own reaction. 'It's amazing after 30 years, isn't it?' "
You'll read about this again and again if Dean continues to stay in the mythical top tier.
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