A Fitting Tribute to Those Who Served
FORT MYERS, FL – Kemper Lorraine, a retiree living in The Woodlands at Shell Point Retirement Community, still thinks back with deep fondness to the older brother who gave his life for this country. In September, 1944, Kemper was just 17, and a freshman in college, when he heard the news about his older brother. Following in his beloved brother’s footsteps, and against his mother’s wishes, Kemper enlisted in the Naval Air Corps one month later. “That was a terrible time for me,” said Kemper recently in an interview at The Woodlands. “My brother was a special person and while we occasionally fought like brothers often do, it was a devastating blow to lose him.”
When the terrorist attacks occurred last year, Kemper and his wife, Elizabeth, were in their home in Rosemont. The devastating tragedy of September 11 spurred the couple to take action and create a memorial to their brothers and fathers who served this country so faithfully in both World War I and World War II.
