Contributions by Claire Henline

A surviving daughter writes about the afflictions from Agent Orange exposure that has impacted so many military veterans including her father.

3/29/2021 - Claire Henline

Social Media and Bereavement

Social media has forever expanded the way we express sorrow and grief. Online grieving and condolences are part of a standard ritual in the aftermath of tragedy and death.

8/1/2016 - Claire Henline

Arlington National Cemetery: The Family Plot

“Remember us,” he said to me. That was his hope, should any free soul come across that place, in all the countless centuries yet to be.

5/21/2016 - Claire Henline

The Final Commute

Cinco de Mayo marks the day of my dad and my last journey, our last playlist, at Arlington National Cemetery.

5/5/2016 - Claire Henline

9/11 - Some Days Remember You

There is great weight in the notion that there are only ever “days after 9/11.” There seems no way, in our lifetime at least, to ever go back to September 10th.

9/11/2015 - Claire Henline