Memorial Day Parade!

I probably posted something like this last year. But I love the Memorial Day Parade the best of all! Maybe it's because hubby was in the Air Force for 20 years. Or maybe it's because we still have friends serving in foreign lands. Or maybe it's just being in the presence of small-town America and seeing them pay tribute to their heros. People were lined up and down both sides of the street for several miles.
Local school children marched in the parade carrying flags and flowers to place on the graves at the National Cemetary.


Local bands marched as well.
So, did daughter's drill team.


There were Veterans from the different wars. Some walking, some riding in vehicles, some in wheelchairs or on cots. All with a humble look of pride on their faces. And with their memories etched in each line of their face.



So, with a grateful heart, I say Thank You to our Veterans! Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Thank you to your wives and children who kept the homefires burning while you were away. Thank you to the Commander-in-Chief for leading our troops. And Thank you to the Lord for allowing us the privilege of living in the land of the free and the home of the brave!