This blog is the random ramblings of Shoehead, a 48-year-old writer/actor/musician, Herbalife Distributor, and pop-culture junkie in transition from southern California to Austin Texas and beyond....
Showing posts with label Memorial Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memorial Day. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2011
Memorial Day 2011
I'm so thankful for our military, and I thank God for them. Though we celebrate Veterans Day in November, to me every day is Veterans Day. Today is a special day when we remember those that didn't come home, the ones that gave the very last measure for our freedom. The empty chair at the dinner table; The look in a child's eyes that asks, "Why?"; The families forever changed; The folded flag in the living room. The rows upon rows of somber markers standing guard over our sleeping heroes; We remember those who never got a chance to come back, and now rest in foreign lands. Today, I want to take time and say thank you, and most importantly, YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN...
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