Selection of photos from Dec. 13 through Dec. 19 by The Wall Street Journalâs photo editors Dec. 19, 2020 4:30 pm ET
âHe died alone and the next time we saw him he was in a box,â said Clarence John Hill Jr. âTo fight for this country and you treat them like this. How? How can that be right?â Mr. Hill is seen with his two children and the burial flag honoring his veteran father, Clarence John Hill Sr., who had lived at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alabama. Mr. Hill discovered his father had tested positive for the coronavirus only after his death, through a funeral home in Alexander City. During the pandemic, one of the worst places to be has been in a state-run facility for retired servicemen and women. Read more.