Thank you to everyone who showed their respect. I don't know if you know what I mean, but he would have had none of the accolades you bestowed. I actually had no idea what he went through except in vague terms, because he never talked about it in the 46 years I knew him. He was remembered over and over at his service for his pleasant smile and his laugh.
He and others like him would have had none of that and so many of us will never understand how they came home, put all of that behind them and got on with their lives. Amazing people. I'm sure he was an amazing man.