My Sister's Cottage: Memorial Day

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Memorial Day

A time to remember...

our Veterans...

fathers, grandfathers, uncles and brothers...

who fought for our freedom.

And our sisters...

who fought a different kind of battle...

with bravery and grace.

We will never forget.

8 comments:

Linda @ A La Carte said...: AMEN!; May 29, 2011 at 9:44 AM
Betty said...: Very nicely said.; May 29, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME said...: How precious! She most definately is a Hero! and a hard battle at that!; May 29, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Jane said...: A beautiful post!
Jane; May 29, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Kathy said...: Glad to see he made it to Portland ME!!! I told him to bring a T-shirt!; May 29, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Anonymous said...: Thank you for remembering.
Happy Memorial Day; May 29, 2011 at 8:03 PM
MeMeSue said...: I second that AMEN!!; June 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Ann said...: What a beautiful tribute to your beloved Nancy.
Ann; June 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM

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