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Jo Burns cries as she and her husband Bob opened the boxes containing their son's uniforms.

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Call NumberRMN-060-9795CreatorTodd HeislerContributorTFH (writer)Date2004-12-22SummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: Jo Burns cries as she and her husband Bob opened the boxes containing their son's uniforms from Iraq - boxes delivered by Maj. Steve Beck. ""For me, having all this back is a good thing,"" she said a few minutes later. ""I want to remember. I don't ever want to forget, or to stop feeling."" Bob Burns then took her hand. ""I don't want to forget either,"" he said. ""I just don't want to hurt."" This photo was published in the Rocky Mountain News on November 11, 2005 (page 7S).Subject2006 Pulitzer Prize (Feature Photography)Final SaluteMarinesMilitary ceremonies, honors, and salutesGeographic AreaLaramie (Wyo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng

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Creator's TitleStaff PhotographerOriginal PublisherRocky Mountain News

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Jo Burns cries as she and her husband Bob opened the boxes containing their son's uniforms.