Edward Frampton, an 81-year-old veteran of the U.S. Air Force, rests at his home in Cayce, South Carolina, in October 2014. Photographer Brian Driscoll photographed Frampton before his death on December 14, 2014.
Edward Frampton, an 81-year-old veteran of the U.S. Air Force, rests at his home in Cayce, South Carolina, in October 2014. Photographer Brian Driscoll photographed Frampton before his death on December 14, 2014.
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Frampton was 18 when this photo was taken in 1951.
Frampton was 18 when this photo was taken in 1951.
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Frampton walks into the kitchen of his Cayce home as his daughter, Christine Power, waits to help him get dressed and prepare for the day. Before his death, Frampton had throat cancer, rheumatic fever and pneumonia.
Frampton walks into the kitchen of his Cayce home as his daughter, Christine Power, waits to help him get dressed and prepare for the day. Before his death, Frampton had throat cancer, rheumatic fever and pneumonia.
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Power comforts her father in the bathroom. Power is a nurse, and she came almost every day to help her father with whatever he needed. "She was happy to bend over backward to continue to work and do all these things with her chin up," Driscoll said. "She knew her role and she did it with a certain pride. I thought it was really beautiful to be able to document that."
Power comforts her father in the bathroom. Power is a nurse, and she came almost every day to help her father with whatever he needed. "She was happy to bend over backward to continue to work and do all these things with her chin up," Driscoll said. "She knew her role and she did it with a certain pride. I thought it was really beautiful to be able to document that."
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Power helps her father get dressed.
Power helps her father get dressed.
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This road leads to Frampton's childhood house in Varnville, South Carolina.
This road leads to Frampton's childhood house in Varnville, South Carolina.
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Power assists her father into the car after taking a walk in a soybean field in Varnville.
Power assists her father into the car after taking a walk in a soybean field in Varnville.
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A painting of Frampton's childhood home hangs on the wall of his brother's house in Varnville.
A painting of Frampton's childhood home hangs on the wall of his brother's house in Varnville.
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Spanish moss hangs from an old tree outside of Frampton's childhood bedroom.
Spanish moss hangs from an old tree outside of Frampton's childhood bedroom.
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Frampton holds a photo of his wife, Theresa, in her wedding dress in 1956.
Frampton holds a photo of his wife, Theresa, in her wedding dress in 1956.
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Power embraces her father in the living room of his home in Cayce.
Power embraces her father in the living room of his home in Cayce.
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Family and friends pay their respects to Frampton after his death.
Family and friends pay their respects to Frampton after his death.
Brian Driscoll