“They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.”— William Penn I saw this photo for the first time today as a post on Facebook. I find it to be a beautiful testament to love, sacrifice and courage, and something of which we all need to be reminded. Live, laugh, and most importantly, love with all you have. The night before the burial of her husband 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of “Cat”, and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. “I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it” she said.“I think that’s what he would have wanted”. Photo: ©Todd Heisler/Rocky Mountain News | Final Salute Photo Essay

“They that love beyond the world 
cannot be separated by it. 
Death cannot kill what never dies.”
— William Penn

I saw this photo for the first time today as a post on Facebook. I find it to be a beautiful testament to love, sacrifice and courage, and something of which we all need to be reminded. Live, laugh, and most importantly, love with all you have.

The night before the burial of her husband 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of “Cat”, and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept.

“I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it” she said.
“I think that’s what he would have wanted”.

Photo: ©Todd Heisler/Rocky Mountain News | Final Salute Photo Essay

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