“Like having a ghost for a father…”

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As promised, here is another YouTube from last week’s POW/MIA Freedom Ride & memorial dedication in Meredith, NH’s Hesky Park. (See another here) This features moving words from Trish Burnett, daughter of Col. Sheldon Burnett, a Viet Nam ~ MIA. Col. Burnett’s remains were returned to N.H. in 2004. 
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While I have long given thought to the plight of those who never came home from serving their country and their families, I had no real personal feel for the reality until hearing Trish. Her words are moving, brimming with pure honesty and love for this man who was "like having a ghost for a dad…" You might want to have a tissue or two handy as you watch. The video is ten minutes long, and includes an introduction by a member of Rolling Thunder, (who I will ID when I know).
 
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Mentioned in the video: National League of Families, Rolling Thunder. Also, Northeast Network POW/MIA, Blue Star Mothers of NH. NH’s current POW/MIAs here. Iraq War I & II here.

NEVER FORGET!

 
BY DOUG 

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