Thank you to all those (and their families) who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
And thank you to all those currently serving in our Armed Forces. May you complete your tours safely, and return whole to your loved ones.
My parent's always called it "Decoration Day", as we'd go to the cemetery in the morning and put flowers on the graves of our family members. I always helped Dad put up the flag in the morning, and take it down at dusk.
Admiral Yamamoto infamously said "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a man with a rifle behind every blade of grass."
And so it should be, a nation of riflemen....
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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I'll be headed to the cemetery tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThanks for remembering!
ReplyDeleteI'm honored to be able to give thanks to our Service Personnel in this little way.
ReplyDeleteThanks for remembering Jim.
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