Monday, May 25, 2009

more than a memory

today is memorial day. a day that to me, used to be just another holiday. one less day of school. a paid day off work. a good excuse to go to the lake and have a bbq.

but this year i see it a little differently. i actually know people who are serving our country right now in a branch of the armed forces. it hits a little closer to home. :-)


so in addition to remembering those who have served...

grandpa k - US ARMY - served in WWII. he was one of the 4 men in his division who survived normandy on d-day. lived to be 83.

grandpa l - US ARMY - served in WWII as a military police. lived to be 80.

love you and miss you, grandpas!

great aunt margie - US MARINE CORP - not quite sure what she did! :-)

uncle eric - US ARMY - served in the vietnam war. he received a purple heart and a bronze star for a 30 hour ambush he was in.

my daddy - US AIR FORCE - served in the vietnam war translating morse code. he was personally thanked by a pilot whose life he saved when he intercepted enemy code.


...today i am also thinking of friends and family who are serving at home and abroad.

cameron (middle) - US NAVY - surviving boot camp right now!

taylor (left) and cody (right) - US MARINE CORP - will be serving in okinawa.

jacob - US MARINE CORP - serving overseas. actually ON the sea. he's on a ship right now!

nate (left) - US MARINE CORP - serving in afghanistan.

peter (right) - US AIR FORCE - serving in minneapolis, mn.

jeff - US ARMY - serving in afghanistan.



to those who have served and are serving, THANK YOU. your sacrifice means more than you know.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

you brought a tear to my eye. i'm so proud to know these young men

Heather said...

beautiful post... thank you, men, for serving our country. God bless you!

Ashley @ {Let Go, Laughing} said...

This is an awesome little tribute, Erin!

I love this post :)

Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...

wow. You certainly have more military in your life than mine. What an inspiring post!

A day in the Life... said...

Yes Thankyou!

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Becky said...

Thanks Erin.... We need to get pics of our relatives in their uniforms!

erin said...

i know, becky... i was gonna call you to see if you had any pictures. that would be a good veteran's day post!

Dorothy Musser said...

This is a wonderful thing you created. I hope this inspires others to do the same. I'm sure you are proud of your family's service to our country. I thank them all - those that have passed away and all those that are serving now. My God bless them all.

Dorothy

Taylor's grandmother - the one in picture with Cody.