Ron and Sheila Egger smile at the next generation in their family, grandson Jackson Rambo, 2, takes their picture at their home in Manhattan. Ron and Sheila met when they were both getting kidney transplants and have since married. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-T

Ron and Sheila Egger at their home in Manhattan. Ron and Sheila met when they were both getting kidney transplants and have since married and now Ron has gotten another kidney transplant from Sheila's daughter Michelle. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Ron and Sheila Egger smile at their home in Manhattan, Illinois, Thursday, August 23, 2012. Ron and Sheila met when they were both getting kidney transplants and have since married and now Ron has gotten another kidney transplant from Sheila's daughter Michelle. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Navy veteran Peter Chrzanowski stands next to the model of a PBM-5 Mariner, a plane he served on, and a shadow box full of his documents, dog tags, medals and photos from WWII at his home in Alsip, Illinois, Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Chrzanowski is trying to get an Air Medal Award, which he only recently found out he is more than qualified for. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Navy veteran Peter Chrzanowski stands next to the model of a PBM-5 Mariner, a plane he served on, and a shadow box full of his documents, dog tags, medals and photos from WWII at his home in Alsip, Illinois, Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Chrzanowski is trying to get an Air Medal Award, which he only recently found out he is more than qualified for. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Navy veteran Peter Chrzanowski stands next to the model of a PBM-5 Mariner, a plane he served on, and a shadow box full of his documents, dog tags, medals and photos from WWII at his home in Alsip, Illinois, Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Chrzanowski is trying to get an Air Medal Award, which he only recently found out he is more than qualified for. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Navy veteran Peter Chrzanowski looks at the Air Medal Award given to his brother-in-law for service in WWII at his home in Alsip, Illinois, Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Chrzanowski is trying to get an Air Medal Award, which he only recently found out he is more than qualified for. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Detail shot of the certified flight log book of Navy veteran Peter Chrzanowski at his home in Alsip, Illinois, Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Chrzanowski is trying to get an Air Medal Award, which he only recently found out he is more than qualified for. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media