Children of Fallen Servicemembers Write Letters for Father’s Day

A young boy waving an American flag welcomes paratroopers to Sainte Mere Eglise, France, who are jumping into Sainte Mere Eglise for a commemorative D-Day jump, June 3, 2018. U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. John Hall

For Father’s Day, military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty are writing letters to their fathers, and paying respects to the sacrifices they made and the legacies they left behind.

Jacob Rangel, scholarship administrator at the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, says the Father’s Day letters will never be sent, but by putting their words in writing, children of fallen servicemembers can express what their fathers meant to them.