To: laurenmarlowe; tomkow6; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Colonel_Flagg; GodBlessUSA; ...
HANKY ALERT!!!!!!
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News
The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's what he would have done.......... 560 posted on
05/03/2006 2:16:27 PM PDT by
luvie
(A free Iraq . ... will serve as an amazing example for people who are desperate for freedom! GWB)
To: LUV W
Oh my God....
*tears*
Ms.B
561 posted on
05/03/2006 2:17:38 PM PDT by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: LUV W
Sad, yet inspiring as well.
563 posted on
05/03/2006 2:19:01 PM PDT by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person - Faith makes things possible, not easy.)
To: LUV W
To: LUV W
Oh...my. I don't think the hankie alert was enough. I am bawling here. God bless our heroes and their families. Every last one of them.
569 posted on
05/03/2006 2:23:43 PM PDT by
StarCMC
(Proud member of ProudPatriots.org--supporting smart troops like CMS and Old Sarge since Nov. 4, 2004)
To: LUV W
588 posted on
05/03/2006 2:43:14 PM PDT by
Brad’s Gramma
(Call The Cee Eye A. I dare ya!)
To: LUV W
Thankyou LUV. That is very moving to read!
593 posted on
05/03/2006 2:44:54 PM PDT by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: LUV W
Not enough hankies on earth for that.
My prayers for her.
My gratitude to him.
613 posted on
05/03/2006 3:38:16 PM PDT by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
To: LUV W
Guarded in peaceful slumber by Marines in Heaven and on Earth!
621 posted on
05/03/2006 3:48:26 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: LUV W
God, woman! That's definitely a whole box of tissues alert! But it is glorious! Dang, I'm weepy now and must move along.
Katherine Cathey, if you happen to pass this way - May God grant you peace and a place in heaven beside Jesus and your precious. Thanks to you and your husband.
653 posted on
05/04/2006 4:22:37 AM PDT by
beachn4fun
(I am not opposed to LEGAL immigration.)
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