24 May 2009

MEMORIAL DAY 2009

It happened again.

I am in St. Louis for my niece’s graduation from high school. Last night at dinner, a waiter wished us a “happy Memorial Day.” My brother-in-law who was awarded a Silver Star and was a POW and I both cringed. It is not a happy day—it is a day of solemn remembrance of our comrades who died on the field of honor.

So, this weekend, please remember in prayer the families of our honored dead.

I will be traveling home tomorrow, but Lucas, Zimmerman, Tews, Unfried, Wandrow, Phipps, and Chip will be with me all the way.

2 comments:

Rev Kim said...

We did just that today in our prayers, along with giving thanks for those who are currently serving. A 19-year-old whom I baptized last year is being deployed to Iraq with the Wyoming National Guard.

Thank you, too, Mac, for your service to our country.

Reformed Catholic said...

Amen ....