Attended a Memorial Day Mass for Charlie Keating IV, Chief Special Warfare Operator, the Navy SEAL who died on May 3rd, 2016 in Iraq doing his duty to our country. His family lives in Ponte Vedra Beach. Solemn, patriotic & inspirational… childhood pic with Mother Teresa… who gave the family a card at the time which read… the fruit of silence is peace… the fruit of peace is faith… the fruit of faith is love… the fruit of love is service… the fruit of service is peace… clearly played out in his life of 31 years… duty & sacrifice… You are My Sunshine… On Eagle’s Wings… Amazing Grace… God Bless America… God Bless Charlie Keating IV… thank you for fulfilling your duty & giving us & the world the ultimate sacrifice. .. (Facebook, Andy Reistetter with 14 Pics, 5/30.16).
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“Well, Charlie was a character, it’s so wonderful, he loved animals, he loved children. The worse thing when you lose a son is that you don’t know what they would have done for ‘the rest of their lives.’ So I felt I could write a book about his life and name these dogs after Charlie. Charlie always wanted to have his warriors back. He has his buddies back by making sure the warriors are taken care of as well as kids who missed out of having fun with him.” –Gold Star Mom Krista Keating-Joseph
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Keating-Joseph said she remembers plenty of children in attendance at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, listening closely as a retired SEAL spoke about her son. Many of their parents approached after Mass to express their condolences.
“The parents were so grateful that it touched their children because I honestly don’t know if kids understand what Memorial Day is except for a day off to go to the beach,” Keating-Joseph said. “I think they were really transformed.”
A year later, Keating-Joseph is trying to transform more children to be like her son through the pages of a children’s book in his honor.
Credit: Joe Daraskevich Florida Times Union
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