Memorial Day

The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.
-Rev. William Havard (Chaplain to the Armed Forces during WWI)
This afternoon we were able to observe Memorial Day by taking the girls to the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetary. It was an honor to be able to stand among the graves of the men and women who have served our country.

Juneau and Nova both know the Pledge of Allegiance, and almost always immediately put their little hands over their hearts and say The Pledge whenever they see a flag. The cemetary was full of flags, and we looked over to find them saying The Pledge several times this afternoon as we strolled through the cemetary.

The afternoon sun was beautiful

Cris and I were both quite moved by the opportunity to pay respect to the servicemembers. This particular grave marked that of a soldier just one year younger than Cris at the time of his death less than a year ago.

We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them. - Francis A. Walker