one of my cousin's, Pat, was killed in one of the battles following the tet offensive. before that, he had the privledge of attending one of hopes's USO shows.

with his blond hair, and ear to ear grin, he caught the cameraman's eye, and there was a close up of him..
in the montage of Bob Hope's history, one of the clips includes Pat, his grin still shines out, undiminished by time, still youthful, when we all have grown old.

everytime they showed the clip yesterday and today, my heart skipped a beat.


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