I was going to offer up a little bit of my own psuedosociology, but I'm not quite sure how to word it.

Here are the two pieces:

Bedtime Stories for Catherine

Damage Control

EDIT:

Marine Staff Sgt. Abraham George Twitchell, 28, of Yelm, was among seven Marines killed Apr. 2 in Ar Ramadi when their 7-ton truck was rolled over in a flash flood. A 1996 Yelm High School graduate, he joined the Marines and became an armorer. He had been in Iraq only six weeks. Before leaving, he bought Valentines Day and birthday cards to send to his wife. A proud father, he doted on his family. Twitchell left behind his wife, Stephanie, stepsons Zack, 12, and Zane, 8, and the couple’s 8-month-old daughter, Makenzy. Father, Maurice and stepmother, Eileen, Twitchell. Mother, Mary Ann and stepfather, Ray, Ross. Five siblings.

Sgt. Justin Dean Norton, 21, of Rainier, was killed June 24 in Baghdad by a roadside bomb. He served with the 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Hood, Tex. He had wanted to be a soldier since age 5. Relatives say he was well liked, a jokester, athlete and a good student at Rainier High School in Thurston County from which he graduated in 2003. He planned to enroll at a community college after his tour in Iraq and study criminal justice.

Cpl. Christopher J. Nelson, 22, of Rochester, Wash., died Nov. 18, 2007, when an improvised explosive device detonated during a mounted patrol in Baquabah, Iraq. Cpl. Jason T. Lee and Pfc. Marius L. Ferrero were also killed. The soldiers were all assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. The brigade deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in April, 2007.

Sgt. Velton Locklear III, 29, recently from Lacey, died Sept. 23 of combat wounds. He served with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Sgt. Mickel D. Garrigus, 24, of Elma, was killed Jan 27 in Taji by a roadside bomb while riding in his vehicle on combat patrol Garrigus was assigned to the 543rd Military Police Company with the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, N.Y.

I linked to these two stories because you can substitute the cities for thousands of individuals in the Armed Forces with any city in the South Sound and be reading the same piece.