Kris Rystrom Emmert gave a touching presentation at the Veterans’ Day service at Cross County. Many needed a tissue after her story of becoming a young widow. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.
A gold star wife, Kris Rystrom Emmert gave a touching presentation about losing her husband. She became a widow and single mother with two children under five years old. She mentioned veterans giving up everything; they miss families, holidays, births of their kids and more. She said she carries her folded flag everywhere. It represents a love lost, every tear she shed and her family ripped apart.…