Saying thank you!

Memorial Day in the U.S. began as a way to honor those who died in the Civil War and has become a day to honor all American veterans who gave their lives in sacrifice to our nation.

It’s right that we should remember these heroes for everything they’ve given us.

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16 thoughts on “Saying thank you!”

  1. Oh…that last quote. It puts a fine point on everything…’we are because they were’. Thank you to those in your family who served, Brian…especially your sweet son who’s doing so right now. 💕

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  3. Brilliant quotes and yet another way to remind all of us that this holiday is not about gatherings and outdoor foods and alcohol. I will go to the local VFW post for a ceremony on Monday morning, and then I will return home and hang out all of my patriotic porch decorations I haven’t gotten to yet. Though my dad and both of my brothers were not killed during their time in the service, I will again honor them for their willingness to die for this country.

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  6. ” … We honor the dead best by treating the living well.” So true! I am so grateful to all the men and women who given their lives so that others could live and flourish in peace. Thank you for this beautiful reminder.

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  7. Remembering Dale, Danny, and Junior Wilson, my mother’s three younger brothers. Junior, whose P-48 exploded during formation training, is the only one buried here in Iowa. Danny, KIA in Austria in his P-38, is buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France. Only God knows where the remains are of Dale, a copilot on a B-25 off New Guinea, along with the five others on the bomber. They are why I had to write “Leora’s Letters,” so the family’s sacrifice isn’t forgotten. All five Wilson brothers served. Only two came home. Leora was their mother, and my delightful grandmother who lived with these memories until age 97.

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    1. Oh thanks for this beautiful memorial Joy. have your book on my pile of books to read Joy! I can’t wait. I just reread your Amazon description and I’m stunned by the line about your grandmother — “Yet she lived out four more decades with hope and resilience.” Now there is a Superhero and someone to model! Thank you.

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