Meet Bettie Lou
When I first saw her, she was walking very slowly toward the parade route. It was a long walk. She was alone. After I did a few more photos, I saw her sitting on a bench away from the crowd. So, I asked if I could take her photograph. She smiled and said, "Goodness, yes!"
I asked if she was OK. She said she can't walk far. She said that she usually goes to a different cemetery on Memorial Day....where her parents are buried. But, this was her first time at Fort Snelling on Memorial Day.
I asked her why she was here today.
She started to cry and said that she had buried her husband here two months ago.
The second photo was taken just a few seconds after that.
Later I caught up to her as I was walking to my car. And, I asked her again if she needed any help. She thanked me and said she was fine.
She is a strong, proud, and classy woman. It was my sincere pleasure to meet her.
Thank you Betty Lou for your graciousness and your strength. You are an example for us all.
When I first saw her, she was walking very slowly toward the parade route. It was a long walk. She was alone. After I did a few more photos, I saw her sitting on a bench away from the crowd. So, I asked if I could take her photograph. She smiled and said, "Goodness, yes!"
I asked if she was OK. She said she can't walk far. She said that she usually goes to a different cemetery on Memorial Day....where her parents are buried. But, this was her first time at Fort Snelling on Memorial Day.
I asked her why she was here today.
She started to cry and said that she had buried her husband here two months ago.
The second photo was taken just a few seconds after that.
Later I caught up to her as I was walking to my car. And, I asked her again if she needed any help. She thanked me and said she was fine.
She is a strong, proud, and classy woman. It was my sincere pleasure to meet her.
Thank you Betty Lou for your graciousness and your strength. You are an example for us all.
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