Just one month after Cassie and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ryan Lohrey tied the knot in a beautiful wedding, unimaginable tragedy struck: Ryan died in a plane crash during military training. Three weeks later, though, Cassie was able to find a little bit of joy when she learned she was pregnant with her — and Ryan's — first child ... anD in an effort to honor her late husband, Cassie decided to hold her gender reveal on Veteran's Day 2017. (Yes, we're all kinds of emotional right now too. 😭) C

HM3 Vivianna Berger, surgical technician with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego, discusses her favorite aspects of being a hospital corpsman in the Navy, August 19, at Naval Medical Center San Diego. NMRTC San Diego supports Navy and Marine Corps readiness by ensuring its medical forces are ready to deploy and provide medical support, ashore or at sea. | Naval Medical Center San Diego

11K views · 230 reactions | For 22 years, Jim Nash served in the United States Navy as a corpsman and senior chief, including during the Gulf War. Now a resident of Sprenger Assisted Living in Massillon, where he is enrolled in hospice care, the 71-year-old veteran was honored Wednesday with an emotional and surprise pinning ceremony conducted by Wellspring Hospice. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2dfn4a3f | Fox 8 News | Facebook