[brian]

Chance meeting 'blessing' for father

WASHINGTON — Vietnam veteran Allen Hoe of Kailua came to Washington for Memorial Day to speak at the wall built for his fallen comrades, and by chance made a remarkable discovery.

He found the nurse who held his son as he died in Iraq.


Hoe told the crowd that a few hours earlier, he'd stopped by a memorial built for Vietnam nurses. He met a woman who looked at the button he was wearing that bore a picture of his son, Nainoa, and she recognized him.

"She saw this button. She says, 'I know him.' I said, 'My God, he is my son.' She said, 'I held him as he died,' " Hoe said. Army 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, 27, was killed by a sniper in Mosul, Iraq, on Jan. 22 while leading his platoon.

Full Story: Vietnam vet finds nurse by chance who held his dying son in Iraq [KASA,NM]

[SmilingBluEyes]

WOW what a tear-jerker. So poignant. Such a handsome, promising young man. AT least he did not die alone. Thank you Brian.

[Judee Smudee]

Amazing, so amazing it is hard to believe.

[traumaRUs]

Thanks so much for this truly heart-wrenching story Brian!

[jnette]

Serious goosebumps here.


Very touching. VERY.

Thank you for sharing this.

How wonderful it must have been for this father to touch the hand of the last person to touch/hold his dying son. And what were the odds of this chance meeting ever taking place?

Simply amazing.

[earle58]

such a chilling story.......poignant, bittersweet.
what a blessing this nurse was there as he was dying.
and what a miracle that his father got to meet his son's guardian angel.
wow.


leslie

[nanna1999]

Originally Posted by Judee Smudee

Amazing, so amazing it is hard to believe.

GOD works it mysterious ways

[48RVRN]

How amazing. Thank you for sharing this!

[PedsRN1991]

What an unbelievable story. Thanks for sharing it.