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🇺🇸 September 4, 2024, just 22 days before this WWII hero passed, I took him for what we both knew would be his last haircut.
I sat there quietly, tears running down my cheeks, watching him get ready for the journey ahead.
He missed his wife deeply and talked often about wanting to be with her again.
I was sad to be losing my friend, but I also shared in his joy at the thought of being reunited with the sweetheart he'd missed for so long.
I miss him terribly. Sometimes I still listen to his voicemails just to hear his voice.
I told him that as soon as I cross to the other side, I’m coming to find him so he can introduce me to his wife, his mother and father, and his sisters...the family I’d come to know so well through his stories while I served as his genealogist.
Celebrate our Veterans today and everyday. 🇺🇸
🇺🇸 Today and every day, I celebrate my dear friend, Mr. Andy Pendleton.
He was a decorated WWII hero who loved God, his family, and his country. During World War II, Mr. Pendleton served as a bombsight instructor and flew 27 combat missions in a B-24 with the 451st Bombardment Group, part of the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy. His group took part in the raids on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania.
He never called himself a hero. When we talked about the war, he always gave credit to the Tuskegee Airmen who escorted bombers like his through dangerous skies and to the soldiers down below, fighting from foxholes.
I had the privilege of spending two and a half years as his volunteer genealogist, listening to him tell stories about his family and his time in the service. I still have those recordings, and sometimes I play them just to hear his voice again.
I miss you, Mr. Pendleton. You were one of the finest men I've ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Happy Veteran's Day to all of those who have served this great country. 🇺🇸
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I don’t think I’ll ever understand how people can read that someone’s family is grieving and still choose to leave a cruel comment. Some of the things people said on my post about my brother-in-law’s passing were hard to wrap my head around. Those comments say more about the people who wrote them than they ever could about him.
All of us struggle behind closed doors. It feels better to go through life giving people a little grace and empathy. We have no idea what someone might be carrying, and it’s so easy to make asumptions from a few lines on a screen.
I’m sharing this video of the Chapel of Rest again this morning because I needed the comfort of watching it myself. It reminds me that my Wesley is truly at rest, wrapped in the Savior’s arms. ♥️
I thought I would share my latest blog post. Enjoy! (I took the picture and enhanced it with AI)
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