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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 him, and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind...more » 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 him, 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".

-Not sure what is more honorable: Being married to this faithful wife to the end or the Marine standing next to the casket watching over them both.

-Not mine. I just thought I'd share.
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Submitted: 02/14/2012
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#102 - trollsidonfund (02/26/2012) [-]
I absolutely hate you, you fags here use the death of a man who fought for your freedom as a chance to obtain "green thumbs" on an internet website.
#101 - thelamalord (02/16/2012) [-]
my feels
my feels
#99 - anonymous (02/15/2012) [-]
THAT AWESOME MOMENT WHEN FUNNYJUNK WENT FROM FUNNY TO OBITUARY
User avatar #98 - dubi **User deleted account** (02/15/2012) [-]
This reminded me of wuthering heights. Idk why, I was expecting ghosts 'n' shit lol
#97 - zombiefacepuncher ONLINE (02/15/2012) [-]
so your saying shes single
User avatar #93 - thefunnyjunkers (02/15/2012) [-]
And yet people are still whining about Whitney Houston. They forget to think about the homeless man down the street, or the Troops, or even the kids in Africa.
#91 - ireallylikepotatoe (02/15/2012) [-]
I will probably get so many toenail clippings down for this

but she looks like she finished dicking around on the internet and fell asleep.

User avatar #90 - theoriginalbastard ONLINE (02/15/2012) [-]
Made me cry...
Semper Fi.
#87 - anonymous (02/15/2012) [-]
inb4 someone gets butthurt at the cross in the background.
#92 to #87 - theamazingmaze (02/15/2012) [-]
.. or the marine in the foreground. you know the fj community, everyone has to argue when seeing a symbol of something he hates.
User avatar #86 - uppitywhitey (02/15/2012) [-]
well....i got a feel and all...but this has been on front page a few times.
#84 - nyanpeaches (02/15/2012) [-]
**nyanpeaches rolled a random image posted in comment #56 at LOTR highness scale **
FEELS
User avatar #82 - AGuyThatLaughs (02/15/2012) [-]
FeelingJunk
User avatar #89 to #82 - dspike (02/15/2012) [-]
I'm not even gonna tell you how gay that sounds...
#81 - Nickdowgg (02/15/2012) [-]
why you gotta make me feel bro
#80 - anonymous (02/15/2012) [-]
**anonymous rolled a random image posted in comment #2134698 at FJ Pony Thread **
Make sure i'm logged out...This is a massive retoast, and you should feel bad for exploiting the deaths of others for your own worthless personal gain.

Op i am disappoint.
User avatar #103 to #80 - barackjemima (03/08/2012) [-]
I posted it to share. I know it's a retoast. I didn't claim anything on it.. Read desc.
User avatar #79 - LonelyCamel (02/15/2012) [-]
that dog did this before it was cool
#78 - beffen (02/15/2012) [-]
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