Poetic Obituaries: "He never talked about the war with me

because I was working for the Navy and knew what was happening there," said [Tedd Thomey's wife] Patricia. "He never felt the need to go into the details with me. The only thing he ever said about the island was how he remembered the sand and how hard it was to move through."

Tedd was a poet, a writer, a critic, a husband, father and friend. But, above all he was Marine, a warrior willing to give everything to protect the ones he loved and the freedoms that Americans enjoy and value. Semper Fidelis.

from Military Advantage: Iwo Jima Veteran Passes Away at 87

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