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Services set today across Peninsula
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Services set today across Peninsula
Public invited to events in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim, Forks
Respite center first in nation of its kind
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A respite center for families in the United States who have lost loved ones in combat since 9/11 will open Friday on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Betsy Reed Schultz led the work to renovate her Port Angeles bed and breakfast into a one-of-a-kind respite center for Gold Star families as she grieved her son’s combat death, the Peninsula Daily News reported .
Ever since I met Betsy, I’ve seen Memorial Day for what it is meant to be — honoring those who’ve lost their lives in service to our nation. Joseph was Betsy’s only child. And as a single mom, the two shared a unique bond.