Lee Anthony stands before his father's grave in Evergreen Cemetery in Roanoke.

Honoring a Veteran From the Distant Past

Linda took her grandgirl, Bella, to visit her late father's grave today, Veteran's Day, and during our stay, I ran into 89-year-old Lee Anthony.

Mr. Anthony, too, was celebrating Veteran's Day and his father's part in it. The senior Lee Anthony was wounded at the Battle of the Argonne Forest in Oct., 1918, just weeks before the war's end. The junior Anthony today was wearing a replica of his father's uniform, down to the chevrons and medals, including a Purple Heart.

Mr. Anthony, a 30-year Naval Reserve veteran, had been a speaker earlier in the day in downtown Roanoke at the ceremony honoring veterans. His has been quite the military family, beginning with his grandfather serving in the Civil War. His dad was named for Robert E. Lee and A.P. Hill, both Southern generals.