Military Mom Sues Over "Deceased" Stamp

A Duluth woman is suing the federal government after a letter she sent to her son in Iraq was returned with a "deceased" stamp, even though the soldier is very much alive.

Joan Najbar filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis claiming that she suffered emotional distress and a loss of income from the incident.

Najbar sent the letter to her son, Sam Eininger, in September of 2006. It was returned several weeks later with a red stamp "deceased."

Najbar contacted the Red Cross and learned her son had not been killed.

The U.S. Postal Service found no evidence of negligence after Najbar filed a claim in 2008.

Najbar's attorney, Jeff Eckland in Minneapolis, says they're investigating whether Najbar's anti-war protest on the steps of the main post office in Duluth days before the letter was returned had anything to do with the stamped envelope.