On this episode of Our American Stories, a Marine sits beside his dying father, a tough, no-nonsense veteran who refuses treatment and faces death on his own terms. Wanting one last moment of connection, the son asks for something simple: to hear the words “I love you.” What followed was not what he expected.

Our regular contributor, Bob McClellan, shares the story of his father’s final days and the realization that love is not always spoken, but shown.

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