My friend's boyfriend died in iraq. The thing is, all the money and service that would have gone to her will go to his parents rather then her. He didnt set anything or make preperations before he left. She even said she wanted to get married so that if he did die, she wouldnt have to dispute over legal issues of who gets who, or at least have a legal companion thing.
He said he wont die so there is no point.
The house was under his name, and now the parents are getting it and going to kick her out. They never liked her because of some stupid reasons.
So now she has to fight that she is saposed to get the house. She fought with him to put her name in the house as well, but he argued that he will be fine.
So in other words, if you are sent to iraq, YOU HAD BETTER MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER IN CASE YOU DO GET KILLED!!! to day you wont get killed is idiotic. There is always that chance. It is better to make sure if you do die, your family will be taken care of. Not to do so is the same as punching them in the face.