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Step Father Passed Away
watrulookinat
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We had his Memorial this morning and it started to rain. The memorial was held at a Veterians Park and was preceded with Military Honors.
My step father served as a Marine during World War II.
He was a bit older then my mother by eighteen years. He was in my life since I was seventeen and I'm now forty five. He treated my mother with the utmost respect and had unconditional love for all of us. He is a great man and will be missed dearly.
I met other Marines that were present at my step fathers memorial and it was a great honor to talk with them and shake thier hands and listen to some of their storys.
I took a picture of Marine Veteran standing with my mother. He helped organize the Military Honors for my step father. I noticed he had a Bronze Star and Purple Heart among allot of other medals.
I thanked him for his sacrifices and he explained to me that he didn't consider it a sacrifice at all. He said it was an honor not a sacrifice. He was a Vietnam Veteran and very proud of his service.
I watched the Marines unfold and then refold the American flag with such care and pride and then hand the flag to my mother. All I could think about, was how proud I was of my step father and what an honor it was to have him in my life for the time that we had together as a family.
I love and miss you
My step father served as a Marine during World War II.
He was a bit older then my mother by eighteen years. He was in my life since I was seventeen and I'm now forty five. He treated my mother with the utmost respect and had unconditional love for all of us. He is a great man and will be missed dearly.
I met other Marines that were present at my step fathers memorial and it was a great honor to talk with them and shake thier hands and listen to some of their storys.
I took a picture of Marine Veteran standing with my mother. He helped organize the Military Honors for my step father. I noticed he had a Bronze Star and Purple Heart among allot of other medals.
I thanked him for his sacrifices and he explained to me that he didn't consider it a sacrifice at all. He said it was an honor not a sacrifice. He was a Vietnam Veteran and very proud of his service.
I watched the Marines unfold and then refold the American flag with such care and pride and then hand the flag to my mother. All I could think about, was how proud I was of my step father and what an honor it was to have him in my life for the time that we had together as a family.
I love and miss you
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And thanks for sharing a snapshot of one of our heroes.
Sorry for your loss.
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
Sorry to hear this...
Lance
written on a head stone on guadalcanal[:)]
i`m glad you had good times with him.
May he rest in peace.
PS: From someone that knows,......be prepared to be there for your mother. Mine went through this about 5 years ago, and she went through some rough times letting go. Be glad you had that much time with him.
I didn't with mine.[V]
P.S. +1 to what Marc1031 said. BTDT.