Paul schroeder and his wife, Rosemary Palmer, spent Wednesday morning in a state of controlled panic. The couple's 23-year-old son, Augie, was a lance corporal with the Ohio-based Third Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, stationed in western Iraq. Two days earlier, six snipers from his unit had been killed by insurgents, and his parents feared he was among the dead. He wasn't. But Wednesday morning brought news of yet another major attack: 14 Marines were killed when the amphibious assault vehicle they were riding in was blown up. Once again, Schroeder's parents were left to wonder if Marines in dress uniform would be waiting at the door.
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