On this beautiful late May evening, I’ve been looking back at other Memorial Days I’ve written about. At church with my Mom yesterday, I was reminded by the pastor that Memorial Day was first called Decoration Day – it dates back to just after the Civil War and was a commemoration of the soldiers who died in that war.
Today, we remember both those who sacrificed their lives in service to our country as well as memories of those close to us.
The image above is of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on The Mall in Washington, DC. It was taken in the middle of a late February 2005 snowfall by our daughter on a school trip. American soldiers on patrol.
Engraved into a wall of the memorial are the words: “Freedom Is Not Free”.
Indeed. Never forget.
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