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LI military families proud of soldiers, but worry
When news broke last month that a helicopter crash in western Afghanistan claimed the lives of seven soldiers serving with the U.S. Army's Special Forces, Dennis and Rachel Wilkins feared the worst for their Green Beret son.
"We spent two terrible days," said Rachel Wilkins, her fingers knotted, as she sat in the living room of her family's Miller Place home. "We called our daughter-in-law...
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