My oldest sister has my dad’s flag and letter.
I didn’t know there were so many that have the letters.
Duck
2 From Korea…3 from Vietnam…nephew, near miss Pentagon parking lot 9/11/01
Alright! I know you’re proud.
Duck
I so love the reverence that our military men are showing as they handle the remains of over 50 KIA from the Korean War. I’ve been Honor Guard at a Marine service who was KIA in Vietnam. I didn’t think so much of that duty 50 years ago, but I do now. Duck
Well, that’s certainly motivation to stay alive until at least 2021, so my wife doesn’t have to deal with getting a letter signed by the orange imbecile (or more likely his autopen).
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I had similar feelings about Obama being in office when my Dad died, however i did very much appreciate the Flag and the military participation in his service.
My grandmother passed down my grandfather’s letter through the family, and I have it now. I have a couple of safety deposit boxes, so I can keep it there so that it doesn’t get lost. He was a POW in the Phillipines for a couple of years. Upon his release, he got to meet General MacAurthur in the hospital and when he received medals for his service there. I have pictures of he and General MacArthur together on those 2 occasions locked up with that letter.
I plan to pass it on to the next generation once they’ve reached a point where I can be sure they are old enough to handle it in a responsible manner.
I also have 2 uncles who fought in Vietnam, who received honors at their funerals. They have both passed, but my cousins are keeping their memorials similar to how I am keeping my granfather’s. We always show them to the kids around Memorial Day to remind them of the reason for the holiday.
My dad had military honors at his funeral. No idea if there is a letter. If there is my mom has it, along with the flag.
Letter would have been signed by Obama.
If he had lived long enough to see Trump President, it would have sent him into massive cardiac arrest.
I have three maternal great uncles that were Army and one that was Air Force who have all passed. My paternal grandfather was army; I never met him. He lived in California and died in the mid 1990s.
The thing is, you can wait until the POTUS you want to sign is in office to apply for it. We did. Duck
I didn’t know that. Thanks. 
Remember folks, you don’t just automatically get this letter with a funeral service & flag. You must apply for it. Duck
Yes. It’s whatever you want it has a place in the top corner for a pic of the military hero. Duck
Sounds great.
I’d love to hear some hero stories here.
My father was drafted toward the end of the war. He was sent to Denver for training before going to France. The DI told him to get into the plane to be a machine gunner. He said to him “but I can’t see that well”.
After sending him up, the DI said “you can’t see anything”. Pop said “I told you”. He shipped out & became a cook for the troops for the rest of the war. I never saw him without glasses. Duck
My wife’s Dad fought in the battle of the Bulge and some other big battles as well as helping liberate one of the death camps.
We found out most of it at his funeral because he didn’t say much about his service.
Had an uncle who served in ww2 as well and never heard him say anything about it. He did tell my Dad he was captured at one point however. He served under Patton.
The Bulge was a terrible one. I’ve seen several movies about it. He’s a hero, tho he never talked about it. My Pop didn’t either. I guess Pop just never got to where he could see well. His life was ended when he pulled out in front of a car at 81. Duck
Oh I feel your pain there. My mother died the same way. Pulled out in front of a car at age 82. She was in good health till then.
Has nothing to do with military service but a similar loss.
That’s a funny story. My grandfather was in a bomber in Europe during the war, his eyesight was fine but he was a radio operator so I don’t think being nearsighted would have been much of a factor even if he had been.
