Libertarian_Guard
5th April 2010, 07:51 AM
Last Sunday, the father kept his promise. He held his son's head as doctors removed the ventilator. But his son's heart wouldn't give up. There was one last moment to share.
His birthday.
Marines filled pill container cups with Jack Daniels and sang Happy Birthday. Robert rubbed a drop of whiskey on his son's mouth, just like he had done 27 years ago when his boy was teething. Then each Marine kissed his son's forehead goodbye.
Robert told his son, "I love you. Thank you for being my son." He placed his right hand on his son's heart and felt the last beat March 16th, the day he first felt it beat.
His son got to turn 28.
"He passed from his father's hand to his Father's hand," Robert said. "I gave him back."
http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2010/03/a_fathers_promise_a_sons_sacri.html
His birthday.
Marines filled pill container cups with Jack Daniels and sang Happy Birthday. Robert rubbed a drop of whiskey on his son's mouth, just like he had done 27 years ago when his boy was teething. Then each Marine kissed his son's forehead goodbye.
Robert told his son, "I love you. Thank you for being my son." He placed his right hand on his son's heart and felt the last beat March 16th, the day he first felt it beat.
His son got to turn 28.
"He passed from his father's hand to his Father's hand," Robert said. "I gave him back."
http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2010/03/a_fathers_promise_a_sons_sacri.html