Our thoughts and smiles are with Vietnam War veteran Joseph Hooker, who was able to fulfill one of his last wishes. Joseph is a Marine Corps veteran suffering from heart disease and cancer. He has been told he has less than two months to live. The Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for adults suffering life-threatening illnesses, arranged for Joseph to travel from his home in Maryland to Pearl Harbor. He got to visit this week and was treated to a private tour of the battleship USS Missouri.

Joseph had a 20-minute stop in Hawaii on his way home from war in 1971. He made a promise to himself to return some day when he actually had some time, to honor the men and women that gave their lives at Pearl Harbor. Those of us who have had the honor of visiting that memorial can certainly identify with his sincerity.

So congratulations, Joseph. God bless and thanks to dreamfoundation.org ,too. DB

 

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