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For the young men and women who make it their first career choice, enlisting in the military is a unique experience in many regards,

the least of which is how much their family, their parents, siblings, etc., play a role in this decision.

Signing an eight-year contract is a weighty decision for someone just out of high school to make.

And let's be honest, most of us who have served could have never predicted what would then happen over those eight years, good or bad.

At the forefront of any family's concerns is, of course, the dangers involved with military service.

And yes, many military career fields will expose service members to a variety of risks.

Far from the front lines in actual combat, it's no secret that more than half of all deaths in the military

actually occur as the result of accidents and work-related illness or injury.

In the end, though, many veterans will say that the reward for serving their country was worth

it. But when someone does get hurt, the least of what any family can ask for from their

government is transparency. In the case of the Whitkey family, however, this is sadly not the case.

After all, a bright young army pilot with a future, who kept regular communication with his

loving family, doesn't simply have all of his teeth pulled out, then one day decide to drive

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