My son's life was put on the line. It's altered our life on a daily basis. It's 24-7, trying to recover. I don't want anyone else to go through this.

Ernestine Wise

For Betty, feminism was an aspect of humanism. And one of her sons said this morning that she demonstrated that sheer intelligence could trump lack of intelligence.

Emily Bazelon

The president says he knows enough, doesn't need to hear from Casey's mother, doesn't need to assure her that Casey's is not one small death in a long and seemingly never-ending drip of deaths, that there is a plan here that will bring our sons and daughters home. He claims he understands how some people feel about the deaths in Iraq. The president is wrong.

Elizabeth Edwards

I'll be glad to get back home (Franklin) to my elementary school-aged sons, Cooper and Grady by Sept. 24.

Elizabeth Smith

It would seem like a bad weekend, but we all got out, we're all safe and my son's my hero. He saved our lives.

Elizabeth Israel