Mar 19 2009
This is what breaks my heart
I’ve mentioned in an earlier post how I get really choked up by the death of young husbands/wives, especially those who leave children behind. More than most any other thing, it wells the eyes.
I was just beginning to think we were enjoying a good run, and then this happens and I get sad again.
Many years from now, a young man will be reading a scrapbook of articles, hoping to glean an idea of what his father was like. Those articles, and probable letters of commendation from an appreciative C.O. or minister, will shape how this young man sees their long-gone father. That correspondence and news articles are the closest some people get to knowing where they come from, is so sad.
If there was a charity that could work to combat this whole thing, they’d get a sizable chunk of my salary…
