{"id":69561,"date":"2025-04-19T03:32:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=69561"},"modified":"2025-04-19T03:32:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:32:27","slug":"apr-19-25-1-2-a-very-special-ceremony-for-a-special-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=69561","title":{"rendered":"APR 19, 25 (1 \/ 2 ).. A VERY SPECIAL CEREMONY FOR A SPECIAL FRIEND.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah yes. A long Pause. A VERY LONG PAUSE.<\/p>\n

So many of us are now “In our fast advancing Senior Years”.<\/p>\n

But at least we all have each other.<\/p>\n

Last Thursday we told one of our most special senior friends, that we were leaving Lake Havasu City this upcoming Sunday the 20th (a\/k\/a tomorrow).\u00a0<\/p>\n

She immediately told us that her husband was going to be honored for his military service and she asked us to attend his honor ceremony.<\/p>\n

She asked us to come at 12:30pm Friday the 18th because the honor ceremony was to take place at 1pm and she felt the “ceremony hosts might be early”.<\/p>\n

She did NOT tell us that the Honor Ceremony hosts were former members of the United States Marine Corps.<\/p>\n

As we pulled up at their home and parked our truck, here came The Marines. Half an hour early!\u00a0<\/p>\n

All but one of the Honor Guard members and I were in The Marine Corps in the 1950’s so we “had a lot to talk about”. Our friend served in the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n

I snapped the below photos.<\/p>\n

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In the below photo, the presenter was holding his Honor Plaque and expressing gratitude for his service.<\/p>\n

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Our Honored Friend.<\/p>\n

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Around his neck is a special ceremonial “Dog Tag” engraved with a spiritual phrase.<\/p>\n

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What an honor it was for Patti and myself to have been asked to be participants in his Honor Ceremony!<\/p>\n

He is now in Hospice Care.<\/p>\n

Cap and Patti<\/p>\n

– – – – – – – –<\/span><\/p>\n

To see Part 2 of this 2 Part Series of Posts, please either click onto the below link or continue to “Scroll Down”.<\/p>\n

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