Scott Fontaine at the Tacoma News Tribune has a good piece on the frustrations some fiancees of soldiers feel when it comes to their rights and how the Army interacts with them.

    Catlin Ang doesn't dread the knock on the door and the visit by two soldiers in dress uniforms. If the unthinkable happens in Afghanistan, she'll likely find out over the phone.

The 22-year-old Fife resident is the beneficiary of Spc. Nick Torres' life insurance. She is carrying their child, due this month. She's helping him make sure his bills back home are paid while he's deployed with his Fort Lewis Stryker brigade.

But the two are engaged, not married. The Army recognizes legalities, not promises.