Frank Glick, an amateur photographer, captured this amazing image at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota. He thought that the family of the veteran buried at that gravestone might like to have a copy, and did some research on Sgt. Maurice Ruch.
Ruch, a veteran of World War II, was a US Army marksman who served in the Aleutian Islands and earned a Bronze Star. Then he went home, became an engineer and got married. John Tevlin of the Star Tribute spoke with Ruch's widow, Vivian, and best friend, Jack Kiefner:
I told Vivian that some cultures believe the eagle is a symbol, not only of patriotism and dignity, but a messenger between heaven and earth. She nodded solemnly.
"I'd say the eagle had a very good eye when he landed on Maurie, and he was respected," she said.
"I miss him," said Vivian as she picked up the photo. "He was a good man and a good provider."
"The eagle couldn't have picked a better person," said Kiefner.
Link -via American Digest
Perhaps the photo is trying to remind us all of this:
It is foolish & wrong to mourn the men who died.
Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
General George S. Patton Jr.
Just go on sites like deviantart to see wonderfully made photoshops, and your magazines.
Perhaps the eagle had flow or swooped by, and it made a great idea for it to have landed. It isn't out of the question that this might have actually happened, and the guy just tried to recreate what he had saw before.
, WWII ITALIAN RAPIDO RIVER ATTACK, LOST IN ACTION.