Stokely makes covert trip to see where son died

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Robert Stokely, left, and Toby Nunn of Soldier's Angels stand on the roof of security group Tiger Swan's secured compound in Iraq, with the memorial stone Stokely had hoped to place on the site where his son, Mike, died.

By SARAH FAY CAMPBELL
sarah@newnan.com
Iraq is not the kind of place you can visit just by hopping a plane and then hailing a cab when you get there.
It’s a lot more complicated.
Robert Stokely’s trip to Iraq last year took a coordinated effort of many people, both in country and out, and many months of planning.
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