Memorial Day Tribute

Let Us Remember

On this Memorial Day, put aside all things for

just a moment and think of what this day means.

On this Memorial Day, we are free to enjoy a

family outing, a picnic, a trip to the beach.

We can go where we want, do what we want,

say what we want, worship the God of our choice.

We are free.

We as Americans are free to protest.

We are free to criticize our government.

We are free to learn, to read books, to sing

songs out loud with wild abandon. We are

free to talk to our neighbor - or not.

We are free to go and come as we please

without a passport or permission needed.

We are free.

The reason we are free is this...

someone, somewhere, somehow

endangered their life to safeguard

our freedom.

Duty, honor, country were no mere words.

Men and women stood proudly for the

cause of life & liberty.

All gave some, some gave all.

And we are eternally grateful

because we are free.

 

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Comments

[JANN]

LYNNE, WOW
THIS IS JUST AWESOME.
I LOVE WHAT YOU WROTE! YOU DID A SUPERB JOB.
WORDING IS PERFECT AND THE IMAGES ARE ASTOUNDING. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT POST!!

[Maria Cook]

Thank You for this tribute to our troops!

[Maria weinstein]

LYNNE, You don't know me but I was trying to find copyright free war photo for a quilt challenge called "what I hope & wish for 2010. I wish for peace so my quilt will have picture from all the big wars with a large diasy in the middle. the diasy being the flower of peace in the 60's. I would love to use your great pictures in my quilt. I would love to have your permission to use them. If you allow me to use them I will put them on my quilt with tears and pride....so please from one artist to another allow me to get my message across.
thank you
Maria a niece of the Vietnam war
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