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Going back about five or six years ago an obituary in the local paper caught my attention. The deceased had served in the U.S. Navy with UDT/SEAL teams. While serving in Vietnam he was awarded the Navy Cross (2nd only to the MOH) in addition to other awards. Knowing only a few members of this highly decorated unit had been awarded the Navy Cross I faxed the obit with a cover letter to the James Watson, Curator (at the time) of the UDT/SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, FL ... simply to make them aware (if they didn't already know) they had lost a highly decorated former team member. The next day I received a call from Watson thanking me for sending the obit ... especially in light of the fact that the deceased had never served in the UDT/SEAL teams much less awarded the Navy Cross. My next call was to the writer of the obit who told me the family, his son, (who was in the Navy) gave him the info for the piece. The writer didn't verify it and it went to press ... nothing more was done about it.

The writer didn't verify it and it went to press ... nothing more was done about it.

I wonder if there has ever been a correction to an obituary?

The writer didn't verify it and it went to press ... nothing more was done about it.

Obits, unless a featured story, are never checked out for accuracy. Some people just have to wait their entire lives to become famous.

I get a little nervous seeing people wearing an assortment of medals and ribbons on their civilian clothes. That's something the Soviets were much better at than we Americans.