The latest casualties in Afghanistan reminded me of when my cousin died in the Army during the Korean War, not in combat, but of an illness (In many wars, more soldiers died of illness than in actual combat). He was engaged to a very nice girl who had been his girlfriend for several years. They were not married, so his parents received his $10,000 life insurance policy (a lot of money in 1952). My aunt and uncle decided that they would pay for this girl to go to nursing school, and she became a registered nurse. When she graduated, they gave her money to buy a car. She left the area and moved to a city about 120 miles away. After some time, she met and married a guy in that city. She would always visit my aunt and uncle when she cane to our town, and when she had a baby, she brought the little girl to visit them, too. She stayed in touch with them, sent letters, Christmas cards, etc. She appreciated whst they had done for her, because her fsmily could not have afforded to help her this way. And THEY appreciated her visits and her interest in them. Luckily, my aunt and uncle had another older son and two grandchildren. My aunt and uncle have passed away, and their sons fiancee is probably over 80 now. Even as a kid, I thought EVERYBODY involved in that situation showed a lot of CLASS. I wonder how many would do such a thing these days? (When I went into the Army in 1966, my mother was afraid that I would become ill and not get adequate medical care. My aunt consoled her that since I was an officer, the Army would look after my health better than it had for her son, who was a draftee private--that did ease my Moms worries.)
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:49:21 +0000
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