During the night before as I sat and held Dad's hand, I hoped and prayed that he didn't pass in the night, because I wanted him to have the procession as Veteran's Saluted him, which they only did during the day time.
Dad did pass during the day, but the funeral home was far away and they couldn't have the procession until they came with the gurney. I was told that they weren't allowed to have the procession after 6 p.m., because the maintenance people who played TAPS over the loud speaker would no longer be there. We waited and waited and waited. I explained to the nurse that I knew it was out of our hand if it the funeral home didn't get there in time, but asked her if we could wait until the last minute, because I wanted Dad to have that procession.
I went down to the office and saw the van fro the funeral home arrive at 5:45. One of the nurses said she would take care of it and for me to get my husband to get into position. They announced that it was the last call for my Dad, and as they played TAPS, we walked down the Veteran's Home halls in a procession as Veteran's and staff saluted my dad who was draped with a flag. The majority of the Veteran's Home staff went outside to escort Dad as his remains were safely put into the funeral home van. The head nurse of Dad's hall and I looked at each other and said almost the same thing at the same time. It was a miracle! We had finished the procession by 6:00 and we both knew that Christ had His hand in making this possible!!!
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