Thank You Veterans 

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” —Elmer Davis

 Photo taken of some of my family with my grandpa. We were all welcoming him home after a trip to Washington DC to see the WWII memorials. 

Thank you to all Veterans out there who have fought and continue to fight to keep our country safe. And a special thank you to my grandpa Marlin, a great Veteran and understandably so, one of my favorites!

 Photo of my grandparents, right before my grandpa left for the war. 

Happy Memorial Day

Today it’s simple, thank you to all of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country, our freedom and all the things we take for granted on a daily basis.   Photo from Lens of a Farmgirl.

Those who serve our country do so unselfishly and honorably. So today and everyday, thank you! You are all heroes!

Honor Flight

“We can’t all be heroes, some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they go by.” Will Rogers

This past week my Grandpa and my mom headed off to Washington DC to go on an Honor Flight with other veterans of WWII and see the WWII memorial for the first time.  Yesterday we got to welcome them home from their trip, along with a full honor guard and tons of people!

10269547_10202793612774593_9039543656488375306_nI didn’t know what to expect, but the tears in the soldiers eyes as we clapped for them filing past us, shaking hands, smiling, taking our pictures, thanking us for being there.  But really, we were thanking them.  For all their service, sacrifice and honor that may seem like a distant past to many of us, but when you stop and think of the freedom that we attribute to them, it’s astounding what an important role these men played in our lives and for generations yet to come.

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We had a great group there from our family to celebrate my grandpa, 29 of 50 were able to come and cheer him on!  30 if you include this little baby that still hasn’t thought it time to show up for the party yet.

10245555_10203717851890923_4591434451317223646_nI haven’t gotten to hear too many stories yet about the trip, they saw a ton and looked like they were ready for a rest by the time they hit Portland Airport.  But one of the coolest things they did do, was a mail call on Saturday night.  My grandma said that mail call for the service men was the most looked forward time of the day.  All of us family members wrote letters to grandpa and to other veterans thanking them for all they have done for us.

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And one of the best things they did for us was sing “God Bless America” right there in the Portland Airport, it was incredible!

Vetrans singing, “God Bless America”

My grandparents were married right before my grandpa went off to the war.  They are both 90 years old, have been married for 70 years, and have 50 people in our family to show all of life they have lived.

10314702_10152477520750712_3344308120551816676_nThank you to all of you who serve to keep our country safe, we can never say it enough!!

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