The dignity that I witnessed when my father, a WWII veteran who served in the South Pacific on Guadalcanal, was laid to rest at Fort Logan still wells me up. I do not remember much after hearing the words spoken by the Lieutenant Colonel of the Honor Guard: "On behalf of a grateful nation..." Still tough to reminisce about it, let alone type it.
I was never in combat in my time with the Corp, but my heartfelt respect goes out to all persons who saw battle. My dad spoke very little of what he saw and the only time I ever saw him tear up was the one time when I asked him if he ever had to kill. As serious as I have ever seen him was when he almost broke down stating that it "was either him or me."
I am so proud of my father, a child of the Depression who served with honor and dignity makes me proud with tear filled eyes when I remember him.
Any military cemetery, with is precision of markers wherever it may be makes me proud to be an American citizen.
...thanks for asking and letting me share this with you.
