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Arlington Heights Marine's family marks year since his death

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Robert and Linda Stack of Arlington Heights recently received a pencil portrait of their son from Michael Reagan, a Vietnam veteran who draws these pictures for families of lost servicemen. Also in the picture is a display about James' life and mementos from his Marine service.

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Robert and Linda Stack speak in their Arlington Heights home about care packages they are preparing for troops in Afghanistan. The Stacks lost their son, Marine Lance Cpl. James Stack, in the war in Afghanistan on Nov. 10, 2010.

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Katie Stack sits on a bench at her home in Palatine that she had made in honor of her husband, Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack, who died a year ago in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

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It's been a year since Marine Lance Cpl. James Bray Stack of Arlington Heights was killed in Afghanistan. His parents, widow, sister, and now 2-year-old daughter in Palatine have learned to cope with the loss and the impact his death had on others.“I didn't know the cost of our freedom,” Linda Stack said.

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    • Robert and Linda Stack of Arlington Heights recently received a pencil portrait of their son from Michael Reagan, a Vietnam veteran who draws these pictures for families of lost servicemen. Also in the picture is a display about James' life and mementos from his Marine service.
    • Robert and Linda Stack speak in their Arlington Heights home about care packages they are preparing for troops in Afghanistan. The Stacks lost their son, Marine Lance Cpl. James Stack, in the war in Afghanistan on Nov. 10, 2010.
    • Katie Stack sits on a bench at her home in Palatine that she had made in honor of her husband, Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack, who died a year ago in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
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