“heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory.
sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”
–mary roach
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there are very few families in this country who have not been touched in some way by the military conflicts, both current and past. thank you for your sacrifice. “LEST WE FORGET” is so very important for a reason. it implores us to be wary as a nation, because a nation that forgets runs the risk of losing freedom or repeating mistakes of the past.
“in the aftermath, we are because they were.”
-r,h, heller, poet/photographer
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photo credit: veteran’s administration
“yours has the suffering been, the memory shall be ours.”
-henry wadsworth longfellow
on memorial day
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photo credit: marde ross and company
memorial at u.s. capitol
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“great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
-albert einstein
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photo credit: reuters, carlos barria
waking up to a red white and blue sky
on this memorial day weekend
remembering those brave souls who sacrificed everything
never to see a morning sky again.
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“unless we remember we cannot understand.”
-E. M. Forster
thank you.
“since it is not granted to us to live long,
let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.”
e. joseph cossman
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image credit: pngitem.com
Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
-henry wadsworth longfellow
(from decoration day)
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He has a way with words and reminds us
that while our soldiers may have suffered and paid the ultimate price,
it is our duty to remember them.
credit: elkmoundwildflowers.com
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