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"A Veteran Died Today" That was beautiful. My dad was a WWII marine and was seriously injured in Saipan. Most of his unit were killed (he was part of the red wave) and he rarely talked about it or participated in veteran activities as I was growing up. I think the memories were always so painful for him.

This past Memorial Day some of his vet. friends convinced him to participate in a tribute to veterans ceremony at the homeowners association they belong to. The tribute was awesome, many WWII vets wore their uniforms...and there were military personnel of all ages including some who were currently on leave. I'm so glad I was able to be there and watch dad and all the other military personnel with tears and pride.

Since that time Billie has added him to the wall...and Billie...I showed it to him again this weekend...he was very proud.

What a sweet and moving post, dutchess. There is such a bond between veterans that's just there - it's unspoken, but it's there - you can see it in tears in their eyes when they remember with another veteran, when they see our flag, when they talk about our great country, when they see a President that they admire, (didn't see a lot of that from Jan 93 till Jan 01, did we?)