Tombstone Tuesday: Two Veterans... and Fathers

I recently spent a morning at Santa Maria Cemetery putting flags on the graves of veterans. I was struck by these two graves sitting next to each other: both veterans of different wars, and both fathers.

On the left:

K C

LONG

US AIR FORCE

VIETNAM

JAN 31 1942

JUN 14 1998

BELOVED FATHER

On the right:

ROBERT W

MILLER

US NAVY

MAR 5 1932

APR 18 2005

LOVING FATHER

AND

COMPANION

Both K.C. (Kenneth C.) LONG and Robert W. MILLER are buried in the Santa Maria Cemetery, in Santa Maria, California.

Headstone of K.C. Long and Robert W. Miller photographed by Elizabeth O'Neal, May 29, 2010, Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California.

Copyright © by Elizabeth O'Neal