Regarding Mr, Owens article "The Lies They Tell,And The Stories They Leave Behind". To respond to the idea that 19 was the average age of casualties with another average age does nothing to inform the public about this issue. It leads one to believe that it could be possible given the age range in the military, ect. The average being 22+ is correct but when the fact that 60%of the casualties were ages 17-21 and 40% were 22-62 is added the true picture starts to appear. The age 19 myth is impossible. Is it a myth that the very young died in disproportionate numbers? Why not address this issue?