Ziva Bakman-Famhaft

I Was A Pregnant Military Widow. I Feel Myeshia Johnson’s Pain — And Her Need For Space.

Fifty years ago I became a military widow when my husband of three years was killed in the Six Day War. I was pregnant with our first child. I was a young wife, 23 years old. I saw my husband before his death. Burnt beyond recognition, he was desperately gasping for air. I looked for…