Capitol Hill wife who won't sit still
BETHESDA, Md. - This is not how congressional wives are supposed to act.
They are not supposed to curse at Pentagon officials, write angry letters to President Bush or say that members of Congress take bribes.
But Beverly Young, the wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young of Indian Shores, doesn't play by those rules. Spend a day with her visiting wounded Marines at the National Naval Medical Center and you'll hear a few expletives. When she sees a photograph of a former hospital official, Beverly says: "See this b----? If she were here, I'd deck her."
But mostly what you hear from Beverly is compassion for the Marines who lie in the surgical ward, wincing from their injuries. Many have had arms or legs amputated. She holds their hands and tells each of them, "We love you, Marine."
[Times photo: Cherie Diez]
Beverly Young greets Charles "Buddy" Mays as he leaves the VA Medical Center in Tampa on Friday.
Young kisses Peter Jerrick, 38, of Fort White at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa. He lost a leg and is paralyzed from an attack in Iraq.