My family can sympathize with the family of Cpl. Ben Kopp ("Military burial that cut corners riles Franken," Aug. 15).
My husband, Cpl. Robert J. Adler, was buried at Fort Snelling in 1994. The funeral procession was 15 minutes late arriving at the cemetery. His was the last burial scheduled for the day, and the honor guard had already left, leaving us without the gun salute and folding of the American flag. I guess it didn't matter that, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the Marines and fought for his country. God was with him -- he survived the battle of Iwo Jima while watching his comrades die in the foxhole next to his.
Fortunately, his two grandsons -- ages 8 and 11 -- were Boy Scouts and folded the flag that was on the coffin. Their grandpa would have been so proud.
Thank you, Sen. Al Franken, for sticking up for our veterans.
SHIRLEY ADLER, MINNEAPOLIS
