The Aftermath
"Lieutenant Jacobson was killed in France on 'D-Day.'"
"I will never forget the sacrifice Leroy E. Jacobson and his family made for our country and for the world."
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Although the Allies emerged victorious, for which we are eternally grateful, in lieu of victory it is far too easy to forget that families who have lost continue to suffer. They often do not see the joy of winning that North America and much of Europe tend to see, but how can they?
"Lieutenant Jacobson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Jacobson and an infant son."
Ed Jacobson was born just three weeks after his father was killed. To this day, he is distraught over not having had a father to play catch with as a boy. It is so hard for me to say this had a purpose. But that is how we must view it, and how Lieutenant Leroy E. Jacobson would have wanted us to view it, no matter how difficult it is to understand. I will never forget the sacrifice Jacobson and his family made and continue to make for me.
"Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy E. Jacobson, baby boy, June 27, 1944."
Birth of Ed Jacobson, June 27, 1944. Seattle Times.