Thank You Isn’t Enough

Happy Memorial Day!

In all your celebrating this weekend, don't forget the reason for Memorial Day. We should honor all of those who have offered their service and lives to defend each of us, our children and our country. May we never allow the job they have done to be in vain. No matter what anybody thinks of war or our soldiers, we enjoy living in the most free country in the world, thanks to these courageous men and women.  In the midst of all the people today who are trying to take away those very freedoms they fought for, I still  stand, support and honor our heros! 

To all our service men and women - I honor you. I salute you. A simple 'Thank you' is not enough!

A big thank you to my family and their service:

Grandpa Pete - Sgt. in the Army in World War I and World War II

Grandpa Thallheimer - Merchant Marines

Uncle Marc August - Navy CB's in Vietnam

Grandpa Arndt - Navy ~ Korean War

Great Uncle Arthur - Navy ~ Korean War

Uncle Richard – Navy

Cousin David Saul – Navy

4th Cousin, Jake Wagner - Rangers Iraqi Freedom (was a part of the rescue team that rescued Jessica Lynch)

On my husband's side:

Grandpa Banks - Navy

Grandpa Newsom - Army ~World War II

Step Dad, Randy - Navy ~ Vietnam

 

"The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history."

Woodrow Wilson

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

Abraham Lincoln