The Stories Behind My Bracelets
Jerry Driscoll
When Capt Jerry D Driscoll returned, he sent out this letter.
Later he followed it up with a newspaper article, written by Paul Molloy, Chicago
Sun Times, April 8, 1972.
Please note that Jerry's bracelet had the blue stars on the white circle
John Kennedy
Throughout the years from 1973 to 1996, I had been writing to Sally and Dan Kennedy. When we moved to Florida, Sally and I discovered
that we were just miles from each other.
In the summer of 1996, I received word from Sally that John's body had been found and the
new DNA technique had been used to identify his remains. A funeral would be held in Arlington National Cemetery on August 2, 1996, and
she invited me to attend. My husband, transferred his air miles into a round-trip ticket so I could be there but not for closure. The trip to Washington
DC and to Arlington National Cemetery was to find peace in my heart for John.
A month later, I saw the article in People's magazine on John and again I was so proud to know Sally and Dan Kennedy. Unfortunately Dan
passed away before this news was shared.
I put together a collage of my years honoring John and included various mementoes.
And for years, I carried around the poem that Dan Kennedy wrote about his son, John and others in the same situation.
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Bracelet Information
Once the repatriation (the veterans' remains are returned to the family) takes place,
individuals should not continue to wear the bracelet unless it is a black bracelet,
In Memory of....
So they inquire, what can they do about the bracelet - should they send it back?
I often tell people there are numerous ways to honor their veteran and one is to place the bracelet into a frame.
A bracelet can also be left at The Moving Wall, which will find a place in The Moving Wall Museum to be built in the future.
You can read more about the bracelets on the FAQ page.
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