Holiday sales; beach sand crunching between your toes; the succulent taste of your dinner served fresh off the grill. Taking time out from the hustle of life as we know it; riding your mower up and down that hill while manicuring the lawn; special moments with friends, the rare privilege of a 3 day weekend; catching up on sleep and perhaps even laundry.....
HONOR those who sacrificed the life that they once knew....
HONOR their fight for our freedom, for our “pleasures of this life”....
REMEMBER their families, their children, their husband or their wife.
HONOR the courageous men and women.....
and the sacrifices they made;
REMEMBER the brave who fell into the water fighting as they wade.
REMEMBER these heroes..
the young, the courageous and the brave.
HONOR them with tributes, say a prayer....
place a flag or lay a flower on top their grave.
REMEMBER their family...
mow their yard; wax their car, smile and wave.
HONOR the memory of these Heroes, all so very brave...
Plant a tree, write a poem, teach your children to visit their grave.
REMEMBER their courage, their hopes and dreams; recalling loved one’s faces. REMEMBER their families, their children......
HONOR and respect their terror, while fighting in loud, dark scary places.
the moment informed those loved were gone or lost.
HONOR those men and women .....
who fought for our freedom and gave their life to pay the cost.
REMEMBER the courageous forged ahead..with moments they wished to fold;
HONOR those who fought on foot, in the trenches, the tanks, in heat and cold.
Honor those who gave it all, for our freedom; for the young and the old.
Pause, reflect, REMEMBER and pray..... On this Memorial Day
by Carrie O'Hara
In honor an loving memory of Pete Brum and Kevin Morehead
