“The Greatest Generation may be getting smaller, but we need to make sure they will never be forgotten. Thank you for courage, sacrifice and ideals of freedom.

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years.

You are gone but never forgotten. You two will come back,” she said. “I miss you both and I’ve kept my promise to take care of you two and give you the life you so well deserved.