“Pound for pound, year for year, few greater heroes if any,” says a wooden sign surrounded by toys and flowers at a memorial outside Marty’s house. Bob Barnett, a Richmond retiree who never met the boy, spent most of Saturday carving it.
On the front are the words: “Martin, a real hero, lived, fought, and died here.”
Imagine being the little “man of the house” at age 8. Heartbreaking.
God bless that man who made the wonderful sign.