When the worst happens-Army wife gets news via text message

According to The Examiner, Megan Born, wife of deceased Army Sgt. Joshua Born, was notified of her husband’s death via a text message. This is exactly the scenario the military tries to avoid in this age of instant messaging and social networks.

In the not-so-distant-past, 2005-2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, foreign base communications were shut down when there was a troop loss until next-of-kin were notified back home; before the sad news leaked out through unofficial channels.

Today, things are decidedly different.

In the interview with WPSD-TV, Megan Born spoke from her home in Olive Branch, Illinois, where she said she had received a text from another Army wife on post who had already seen the news on Facebook.

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emily | 9:11 PM | News, Buzz |
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