Today is one of remembering, reflecting, and offering our deepest respect and gratitude to all those who so selflessly sacrificed their lives so that all of us can enjoy the freedoms we have as Americans. One way we often choose to honor our veterans is to visit a cemetery; perhaps more than one on this day -- a day that is for them.
Cemeteries are the final resting places for countless special heroes who devoted a portion of their lives, for however long, in service to us in ways that go beyond measure; that have kept us free and safe.
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So it is that our welled-up tears fall quickly, even before our softly whispered thank-yous, as we kneel down and touch their gravestones praying they hear us. Some may have been members of our own families, cherished friends, our kindly neighbors, or school chums who were taken from us too young. We express our appreciation to them; understanding it could never be enough.
May they all rest in eternal peace with the blessed assurance that we have not forgotten them; not now, not ever.
Below are views from
And the Memorial Day
Program
