Good evening. Our oldest daughter is coming over for dinner tonight.
My wife solved a family mystery today. Her mother died a few years ago, wife's brother took a bunch of her stuff. That included a Purple Heart belonging to mother's father. He was badly wounded in WW1 and spent a year in hospital. Brother wanted to set up some kind of memorial to him including the medal. Turned out it wasn't his medal after all. My wife spent weeks tracking down what had happened. It belonged to a distant cousin of her mother called Charles who was wounded in WW2 and died soon after. Nobody in wife's side of the family had ever met him. For some reason Mother had inherited the medal from her father and assumed it was his.
They located some living members of Charles family so they can return it.
Anyway the wife figured out her grandfather was never given a Purple Heart at the time but was still entitled to it even after his death. She figured out the procedure they have to follow to get it and located all the documentation required, so her brother can set up his memorial. Amazing what you can find on the internet.
They located some living members of Charles family so they can return it.
Anyway the wife figured out her grandfather was never given a Purple Heart at the time but was still entitled to it even after his death. She figured out the procedure they have to follow to get it and located all the documentation required, so her brother can set up his memorial. Amazing what you can find on the internet.
Good morning. One more day of work. It’s a weird week. Would have been a good one to be on vacation.
Guess nobody has plans.
We had 8 this morning and now have a whole 17. Weather says 23 for the day.
We had 8 this morning and now have a whole 17. Weather says 23 for the day.
Dd and fiance left this morning and I got my in town errands done. Will work in the house today and try to get a treadmill walk in.
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