Sometimes........
Then........I learned not to judge so quickly.
"The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's what he would have wanted.'"
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News
Sometimes it's best to keep one's mouth shut until all the facts are available.
Thank you James Cathey.
Thank you Katherine Cathey.
Thank you Casey Sheehan.
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Damn.....
Man.
And thank you to the anonymous Marines that kept watch all night.
"The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag."
Semper Fi!
Those Marines know the need some folks have to spend ALL of their last possible moments with loved ones.
So I'll say it again...
Semper Fi!
(sniff) It's only fitting and proper. Lots of rough men stand duty while I sleep.
I read the entire story when it first came out. It was very hard for me to keep my composure at my desk in the lobby, but I did. These young men did not have to do what they did for her, but it lifts my soul to see that they care for her as her husband cared for her.
Damn, now I need a tissue.
Damn.
Talk about NSFW.
Thanks for sharing, though.
Semper Fi, indeed.
We must never forget the price they have paid for us to sleep in peace.
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