Due to parenting duties, my story on the firebombing of Tokyo viewed from both sides had to take a temporary back seat for a few days… But it is Veteran’s Day. This is a story of the love for a WWII Marine’s wife who recently lost her veteran husband after 66 years of marriage. Cherish our veterans, I say…
Easter Sunday turned out to be a tough day – emotionally for me, at least.
But it was even tougher for a 90 year old widow of the Greatest Generation.
Marge.
Marge Johnson.
We went to visit her husband’s grave site…
Mr. Doreston “Johnny” Johnson. Sergeant, United States Marine Corps. World War II.
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As I was cutting down trees and chipping the cuttings in the backyard this past Good Friday, Marge’s caretaker drove Marge up to see me. What a pleasant surprise – besides, it gave me a great excuse to stop working.
After chatting, she brought up her husband. It had been a year since his funeral with full military honors and that she hadn’t been back to see him.
She didn’t need to say anything more.
We agreed I would take her to see him two days later – Easter Sunday.
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Masako and Spam Musubi 
I love your generosity to your friends Koji. This one always gets me.
Kinda selfish but I didn’t know how else to honor the US Marine Corps’ birthday and Veteran’s Day in one story…
I see nothing selfish about loving your friends and sharing them Koji. Nothing at all.
Thank you for refreshing our memory of Mr. Johnson, Koji.
As I mentioned in the reply to Chatter Master, it is selfish to re-blog one’s own story but Veteran’s Day was too important. We are losing veterans like Mr. Johnson was each day…and soon there will be none.
At first, when I started the Salutes, it wasn’t difficult to find an obituary for WWII – but NOW? I can’t keep up. Because of the age they have now reached, they are going so quickly!! It breaks my heart to see it….
well said well said “Cherish our veterans, I say…” ❤ ❤