The holidays, as the song goes, are “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” For most… yes, they are. For others they can be and sometimes are painful remembrances of lost loved ones.
I recently lost my mother-in-law Rita Thiel. Almost a year ago we buried my father-in-law Paul, both tough remembrances. My most painful holiday loss was the death of my own father, who died two days after Christmas 1997. We buried him on New Year’s Eve.
Staff Sergeant Michael A. Aun, Sr. was a multiple Purple Heart winner and was the recipient of both the Silver and Bronze Stars. He ...