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Remembering A Vietnam War Veteran And An Education Advocate Who Both Lost Their Lives To COVID-19
Resume![We remember Ivan Forbis (right), a Vietnam veteran, and Maurice Ojwang Sr., a Kenyan immigrant and staunch education advocate, both of who died in 2020 from COVID-19. (Courtesy)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Two-Photo--1000x667.jpg)
We've been taking the time this week to hear more about some of the 500,000 American lives lost to COVID-19.
In Thursday's tribute, Marylee Bendig of Groveport, Ohio, tells us about her brother, Ivan Forbis, a Vietnam War veteran who had been living in a long-term care facility and died in December.
We also hear from Maurice Ojwang Jr. of New York City about his father, Maurice Ojwang Sr., a Kenyan immigrant and staunch advocate for education who died last April.
![Maurice Ojwang Jr. (left), his mother and his father, Maurice Ojwang Sr. (Courtesy)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2021/02/jr-1000x1135.jpg)
![Ivan Forbis from his days serving in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2021/02/photo-1-1-1000x1042.jpg)
This segment aired on February 25, 2021.