A Devoted Wife
Servicemen usually knock on the door of army wives and families to deliver bad news. Peggy Harris never ever received a knock on the door, a telegraph or any explanation whatsoever about how her husband had disappeared. After seven decades, Peggy never lost hope saying, “Billie was married to me all of his life, and I choose to be married to him all of my life.”
A Woman’s Strength
Just as her role in the Altus Oklahoma Air Force Base, Peggy remained different in her approach towards life. She still maintained her drive and focus that she possessed even as a young mechanic. She showed the same character in her efforts to find her missing husband, Billie.
Countless Sleepless Nights
The information received contradicted each other. In one Billie was found dead and in the other, he was in fact missing. There was no way Peggy was going to raise a white flag. She had gone this far and there was no stopping her.
Inconsiderate Announcement
Rep. Thornberry announced that Billie was one of the missing troops in his speech. Still, in 2005, there was no trace of Billy Harris… Not only did Thornberry have absolutely no idea what he was talking about, but his team flunked out on carrying out proper research, hence insensitively throwing random, baseless assumptions into thin air. He later apologized for speaking about an unclear information.
Mishandling Is An Understatement
Even after admitting how wrong his actions were, it still did not stop Peggy’s heart from searching. She did not realize that his cousin, Alton Harvey had known the truth all along. Of course, all of Billie’s family was committed to finding out whatever happened to him, but after years of seemingly endless digging, the search was over.
Piecing It All Together
Alton also expressed how he needed closure for himself as well. “Didn’t feel it was right that he just went off to war and didn’t come back – end of story.” He continued, You need to know what happened to him.” Alton then asked for Billie’s military record and decided to dig information up.