Army veteran's dying wish is to hear from you

SFC Stephen King thanks for the share, most informative and sentimental.

PHOENIX — An Army veteran with a terminal illness has a final wish that we can all help with.

It's doesn't require much effort on our part but would make a world of difference to a man who served his country.

He wants us, you, to send him text messages or give him a call.

Lee Hernandez, who is under hospice care at his home in New Braunfels, Texas, has continuous strokes that have affected his vision and cognitive abilities. The 47-year-old’s body is deteriorating despite three brain surgeries, according to his wife, Ernestine Hernandez.

Doctors have not been able to pinpoint a cause for Lee’s illness and said there is nothing more they can do but make him comfortable.

My Message I sent to him:

Hello, Good Evening Sir. My name is SPC Greg Jackson. I am in 21st Combat Support Hospital, 1st Medical Brigade. Stationed at Ft. Hood, TX. I am a 68W (Combat Medic). I just read of your story and wanted to take my time immediately to tell you thank you for your service from the bottom of my heart. It is because of true American Heroes like yourself (and your family) that inspired me to follow the same path. People like you have made me feel that there is no more important job in the world than to serve and protect our country and to try to save and heal other soldiers so they will get to come home to their families. I lost my father on JAN 08, 2016 to cancer that was spread all throughout his body (brain, throat, lungs, intestines) and had only been found/diagnosed 2 months before his death. Those last days with him were the hardest moments as well as some of the most special moments of my life. I replay them in my head day after day and think of what they mean to me... and also how my words could have made him feel in those last moments. I just want you to know how important you are to me even if we have never met and if you get to hear this message I do hope that it will be just a small small fraction of the love/support you have received that might somehow have a positive influence in what is surely some of the most important moments in your own life. God Bless you and thank you again. All my Love and Support is with you and your family. Goodnight.