Cody Searway, 21, enjoyed restoring a friend's vintage airplane, dating back to the Korean War era, with his father Rick.
By STEFANIE THOMAS
Humble Observer
Updated: 03.29.09
Of all the mementos and photographs piled high on the coffee table, none moved Rick Searway as profoundly as the devastating symbolism of a simple, small yellow star centered on a plain white, rectangular cloth with a narrow red outline.
“My wife, Maureen, is a Blue Star mom,” Rick Searway explained, carefully pulling the fabric from its protective sleeve. “When Cody went to Iraq, the group gave her a banner with a blue star to hang in the window. When he died, they replaced the blue one and presented her with the gold star. That was tough.”
Cpl. Cody Searway, of Atascocita, would have celebrated his 22nd birthday in April. Instead, the young marine’s unexpected death on March 7 left Crisanta, Cody’s wife of only four months, a widow at age 19.
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