Both Husband Walter’s
dad and mine were veterans of World War II. They are gone now, but I pause
today to thank them and all the other veterans who have served.
Our niece Lauren took
this photo of my father-in-law’s marker in the National Cemetery in Biloxi,
Mississippi.
My dad Cecil L.
Carpenter
This time two years
ago I had joined my mother and friends at her assisted living home for their Veterans Day event. This Veterans Day she is no longer with us.
But her stories of World
War II remind me that, on this day as I honor those past and present who
accepted the responsibilities and sacrifices of service, I also want to remember
their spouses and families. Military families’ lives are marked by those same responsibilities
and sacrifices as they work, pray and hope.
Thank you, all.
Yes, I say thank you too.
ReplyDeleteMy Father in Law was a 30 year Army man and loved his time there with a passion. He survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
Grateful for what they did and for those in Harm's Way now.
Great post.
ReplyDeleteNice, LC. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute to a great guy. All these boys, and they were only boys, were wonderful. Dianne
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post, Linda!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, this year, I felt sad that my Ed, a veteran himself, had to go to work on a holiday set aside to honor this country's veterans. However, I felt a tad better when he came home from work, and said that he'd been given a "complimentary lunch" courtesy of his employer.
Yes, G's dad, mine, and the two of us are all vets. It was really an honor for us to tour the cemetery in DC last month.
ReplyDeleteYour sign in things are very very hard for me to read.