We attended the Memorial Day event at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery today. We have visited there in the past, but this was the first time we experienced the ceremony. All of the branches of the Armed Forces were represented. Mo asked a woman if the would have an interpreter for the event. She explained that they did have one last year, but didn't have the funding for one this year. It was very powerful to experience the march and speakers. Even though I can not hear the words, I could see the emotion on the faces of the people, some even shed tears. Mo took a lot of pictures today. It was a wonderful tribute to all of the men and women who dedicate their lives to protection our country and our freedom.
My nephew graduated from the Coast Guard Academy this past Friday. My sister and Randy were there. Click on this link Coast Guard Nate to read all about the event on blog. I wanted so badly to be there when he graduated, but no matter what, I am very proud of him and his accomplishments.
Hope all of you enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend and got to relax some like we did. We spent some of our time playing of games with Mexican train dominoes. We just kept playing more games over the long weekend. Any time we passed the table during the weekend we'd play a little more.
3 comments:
Great post! Good for you celebrating the holiday in a meaningful way. You'll have to teach me the dominoes, they look like fun!
Great pictures! Looks like you guys had a great weekend.
Excellent photos Jen! Glad to see that your Memorial Day was so meaningful.
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