Whentheydied, my motherburiedtheminagraveyardin northMississippi, justontheoutskirtsofHattiesburg, where it'sprettydesertedandquiet- my grandmother (who diedfirst)'s dream.
Most of the 250, 000 Iraqis whodied were Shias, not just because Iraq's army reflected the country's 60% Shia majority, but also because its Sunni command tended to keep loyal Sunni troops in reserve.