MY DAD WOULD HAVE BEEN HUMBLED TO KNOW THAT BOB O'REILLY WENT TO QUANTICO AND ALSO PUT IN APPLICATION IN HONOR OF MY DAD'S SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE MARINE CORP. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY PROUD TO KNOW THAT MY FATHER WAS A MARINE AND JOINED OUT OF A SENSE OF DUTY. HE MISSED THE FIRST YEAR OF MY LIFE AND MORE THAN MADE UP FOR IT BY GIVING ME A GREAT CHILDHOOD IN KLAMATH FALLS. HIS SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG AND INTEGRITY MADE ME INTO THE WOMAN I HAVE BECOME. BLESSINGS TO BOB AND HIS FAMILY AND MOST ESPECIALLY TO MY DAD. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY ABOUT THE MEDALS WHEN I SPOKE WITH DAD'S WIFE. I AM SO VERY HONORED THAT SOMEONE CARED ABOUT HARRY ROSS LANPHEAR TO GIVE HIM THE MEDALS HE TRULY EARNED.
SPETEMBER 9, 2007 LINDA LANPHEAR BRAAKSMA
(Posted on September 17, 2007, 9:52 am LINDA LANPHEAR BRAAKSMA)
