Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful and proper burial for their loved ones.
Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
No man wants more war if he's planned memorial services for fallen comrades, carried their flag-draped caskets off a plane, and buried them at Arlington National Cemetery.
To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin.
I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.
Dad's funeral was standing room only; most in attendance were strangers to me. At the back, a lone Marine stood silently, then left. People told me he'd saved their life or helped them in their darkest hour.
Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.
My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice.
Mom's dad was in the army, stormed the beach at Normandy, fought through the French hedgerows, the Battle of the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge, and liberated concentration camps at the end of the war.
I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that.
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