Gone but not forgotten: those who served and didn't make it home.
According to the last page of a book my Grandma had, her husband (my father's father) served in "the Great War". My bio-dad fixed airplanes at the very end of World War II. My ILE dad did the same in Vietnam. Currently I have one nephew in the Air Force academy ... and another fresh out of basic training. On this holiday, I pause to be grateful that none of them were lost in battle ... and to thank them (Paul, Ralph, Walter, Teddy and JacK) for their service to our country.
To those who have lost loved ones, our thoughts are with you as we know how they are surely missed.
APPARENTLY, IT's A CIVIL WAR TRADITION:
http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
I KNOW I'VE LINKED IT BEFORE, BUT HEY -- IT's IMPORTANT:
http://www.operation-helmet.org/contribute.html
JUST IN CASE YOU COULDN'T WATCH:
http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/
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