"Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours."
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Memorial Day: Arlington National Cemetery
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
~ Laurence Binyon: For the Fallen 1914
God Bless all the service men and women, without whose unselfish commitment, our lives would be forever changed.
God Bless all the service men and women, without whose unselfish commitment, our lives would be forever changed.
6 comments:
Love this, Jo.
So many men and women died, a lot of them far too young. RIP warriors, old and young
Such a somber weekend. So much to be thankful for.
Let us never forget their sacrifices.
What a beautiful tribute, Jo. Indeed, our hearts are filled with humility and gratitude
to those courageous young souls who kept
our lives safe and in freedom. Remember that old saying about "What if they held a
war and nobody came??"
Perfect post for Memorial Day.
All the best Jan
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