Today we did what most do, bar-BQ and get together as a family. it was lovely to have the grand children over and get out the blow up pool for the squeals of delighted children. life was simple and fun. no cell phones, TV, computers, or battery powered toys. Just old fashioned fun.
I also thought of my Grandfathers dedication to his military life and the wars he had fought. he has been gone since 1961, but a flag has always been placed on his grave as a memorial on this day. he was a veteran of foreign wars. His life was orderly, planned, and he raised the flag on the flag pole daily with a salute.
We as a people do not think of our lives daily and the sacrifices made for us. We go about our days and without meaning to be, selfishly, think only of our needs. Our military is out there with our boys going into the fight for freedom any where they are told to go, without question. Do to their unselfish acts, I say thank you. We are in troubled times. Times that are hard to understand. Not too confusing to know when to be appreciative of our boys, and the long standing of sacrifice.
