With the exit from Iraq and the draw-down of troops in Afghanistan, the numbers of Americans killed continues to drop. Still, loved ones are mourning 311 lost, and as of Dec. 17, the wars' toll since 2001 now stands at 6,656. Edward Joseph Acosta, 21 Trevor Brandon Adkins, 21 Ahmed Kousay al-Taie, 46 Erica Paige Alecksen, 21 Tobias Christoph Alexander, 30 Joseph James Altmann, 27 Mabry James Anders, 21 Joshua Ryan Ashley, 23 Bradley Wayne Atwell, 27 Daniel Benjamin Bartle, 27 Jon-Luke Bateman, 22 Jonathan Batista, 22 Rayvon Battle Jr., 25 Taylor John Baune, 21 Jordan Logan Bear, 25 Clayton Ross Beauchamp, 21 Genaro Bedoy, 20 Bryan Richard Bell, 23 Russell Ryan Bell, 37 Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28 Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26 Keith David Benson,...
- 12/22/2012
- by Daniel S. Levy
- PEOPLE.com
The father of Oprah Winfrey's long-lost half-sister never knew he had fathered a daughter. Willie Wright, the biological father of the chat show host's newly-discovered sibling Patricia Lofton, has revealed Oprah's mother Vernita Lee didn't make him aware she was expecting a child, but had he known, he would have been happy to raise her.
"I want Oprah and the rest of the family to know that I will be there. It's never too late to be a family," he explained to the National Enquirer magazine. "Had I known Vernita had a baby by me but didn't want to keep her, I would have taken her in and raised her myself - but I was never told!"
The 79-year-old retired factory worker also claims to have fathered, and help raise, Oprah's half-brother Jeffrey Lee, who died of AIDS complications in 1989, as well as two other children, and...
"I want Oprah and the rest of the family to know that I will be there. It's never too late to be a family," he explained to the National Enquirer magazine. "Had I known Vernita had a baby by me but didn't want to keep her, I would have taken her in and raised her myself - but I was never told!"
The 79-year-old retired factory worker also claims to have fathered, and help raise, Oprah's half-brother Jeffrey Lee, who died of AIDS complications in 1989, as well as two other children, and...
- 2/11/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.