No, I won’t be going to the public viewing. It’ll be held today downtown at the City County Building and tomorrow on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center. Do you know I’ve never been to a funeral? When my father died my mother had his body cremated according to his wishes so there was no funeral. The one guy killed in my unit in Vietnam while I was there burned up in a helicopter crash.
It was the Chinook that came in right after the one I was in landed. His Chinook was hit by gunfire. We got everybody out but him. There was nothing left of him but ashes.
It’s a windy, partly sunny day in Pittsburgh. I’m going out now. The three police officers were killed on the weekend.
I won’t be going to the viewing.
