Over 300,000 veterans are resting in Arlington National Cemetery. Each one has a name. Most you won't recognize, but some you almost certainly will.
Boyington, Gregory
Donovan, William J.
Doubleday, Abner
Evers, Medgar W.
Hayes, Ira H.
Louis, Joseph B.
Marvin, Lee
Miller, A. Glenn
Murphy, Audie L.
O'Neill, William O.
Powers, Francis G.
Puller, Lewis Jr.
Known only to God. There are a lot of these in Arlington and other national cemeteries.
Enjoy your barbecues this week-end, but be sure to take some time to reflect on the Americans who sacrificed so much for this country and the freedom of the world.
I hope they are still holding my reservation. I plan on arriving late, though.
ReplyDeleteI just found this post again so many years later. Yours was an impressive service that day at Arlington, just a year and a half after you posted this. So many of your friends were there. There was open bar at your memorial service. You'd have appreciated it. I miss you, my friend.
DeleteAmen... Thanks for posting those!
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