I wanna cry every time I think about seeing the two uniformed officers pulling up into our neighbors' drive across the street in the ODGreen jeep. Bill and Elaine's son...their one and only child, was killed in Viet Nam.
Larry was a good guy. A really nice guy...
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A year or two after that my folks went to Hawaii to celebrate their 25th. I was 16 and in charge of 13-year-old sis and 9-year-old brother. 23-year-old brother came to check on us daily, and Mom had power of attorney papers drawn up for Bill and Elaine in case we needed to go to the doctor or hospital.
Bill and Elaine had us over for dinner many a night while Mom and Dad were away. One night, Elaine talked about Larry.