"John Wrana served his country and his family, and his memory should not be denigrated by an attorney for the sake of benefiting a client," said Mangerson, his hand visibly shaking as he addressed reporters. "The truth is that the statements made that John Wrana and his family refused surgery and chose to allow him to die are not only reprehensible but disgusting. To us they are also completely false. Our grandfather was 11 days shy of his 96th birthday and loved his family and his life.