August 26, 2010
Let you down? >> they abandoned us. >> reporter: and where vera once lay, a shrine now remains. to john lee, veras memorial is an emblem of lingering grief. a memento of neglect. >> i love you. >> love you too. >> reporter: a close friend of vera smith helped john bury vera that day. then, like so many others, she left new orleans for good, returning to visit this week for the first time since the storm. >> well never forget you, miss vera, no matter how many storms, no matter how many years. we...