Brad McDonald is a nephew of Herbert Jacobson and says there is one good story to come of his uncle's death. For him, seeing the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was especially poignant.
"When Bert joined the Navy, he ran into a fella from South Dakota who was an orphan," McDonald said.
"When they got a weekend pass, Bert took him home and the orphan met Bert's younger sister."
Orville McDonald and Norma Jacobson dated and later married, giving McDonald a favorite ending to the story.
"That orphan was my dad, and Bert's sister was my mon," he said. "So, I wouldn't be here without Bert."
Both of his parents are buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina. Orville Charles :Mac" McDonald (1918-1995) and Norma Jacobson McDonald (1923-2007).
That was a Great Story. --GreGen
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