Veterans' widow opens shop with patriotic gifts on Detroit's west side

And on this Veterans Day, on American Street in Detroit, a 75-year-old widow is starting something new in memory of the service member she married and in service to her whole neighborhood. Fox 2's Amy Lang with a look at that. Ruth, Mary Postolak, you know, she didn't sign up to serve, but service runs deep in her family, and within her family, a special connection to the Army. My husband died in 2012, and he was the glue that held the family together. Thank you. I was an Army brat, I used to say Army kid, Army wife, Army widow. And now, Mary Passlack is also a caretaker for a young man injured in basic training when he joined the Army. They purchased a tiny yellow home you see there with the stars and stripes proudly displayed outside. It will be a small gift shop that they call the Honey Bee, with patriotic gifts and holiday decorations and collectibles. And they plan to sell inexpensive items for people there in the neighborhood. And on this day... And, well, really, every day, they're proud of the flag they have flying out front. I still support the boys and girls overseas, and I love my military, what can I say? This day is special. It's not only for me, but all the families and all the military that served. It's all military, you know, including wives, kids, because realize or not, the wives do serve, too. The wives do serve to the children, everybody, as Camille was sort of referencing as well. It is really a day that we salute all who serve and thank them, but we thank their families as well. Yeah, the sacrifices these moms and dads and the kids and grandparents, uncles and aunties all make is a huge deal. So we remember all of them today. Thank you so much, Amy Lang, for us.