With both Glen in town (he's been doing a lot of traveling lately) and Miranda in town (she's currently living in California and was visiting Portland), we decided to spend our Memorial Day the best way possible...visiting Willamette National Cemetery to proudly honor our Nation's veterans and visit the graves of some very special family members. Glen's mom, Glen's uncle and my father are buried at Willamette.
Having family in a national cemetery as well as three family members currently serving our country (two nephews and my niece's husband), Memorial Day is way more than just a day off to my family. This day serves to remind us how fortunate we are to live in a great country with brave men and women, past and present, who sacrifice so much. Thank you.
Visiting Willamette National Cemetery on Memorial Day is nothing short of breathtaking. American flags are placed on the grave of every veteran. Pictures don't begin to do this beautiful and spectacular sight justice.
What a beautiful day it was.
My father was a truck driver and my sisters and I know without a shadow of a doubt he would have LOVED what we chose to have engraved on his grave marker. :-)
And then one of my favorite pictures of the day...
Happy Memorial Day to all, with love.
thank you for sharing such a special day with us michelle - how interesting that your dad and glens mom had the exact same birthday ! much love to you today. (ps - be sure and let me know when you get my package !)
Posted by: jill | May 30, 2011 at 07:32 PM
How wonderful! Gosh, I watched a show on PBS last night that was right up my alley: letters home from soldiers of every war, with footage from each of the modern ones. It was so heart-wrenching and really made me appreciate the sacrifices of our soldiers through the ages.
Posted by: Laurie | May 31, 2011 at 08:44 AM
Thank you so much Michelle for sharing these beautiful pictures and heartfelt thoughts. A truly awesome loving observance of our Memorial Day! ♥
Posted by: Momma | June 01, 2011 at 08:51 AM
Thank you for visiting my blog, Michelle, so I could come here and find yours! Beautiful flag images, and other photos that really capture what this past holiday weekend means to you.
Posted by: Andria | June 03, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Absolutely gorgeous pictures, and loving, sweet thoughts of remembrance and thanks. Thank you for posting this Shellster! ♥
Posted by: Simone | June 04, 2011 at 12:16 PM
And they were born on the same day!!!!
Posted by: Maija Lepore | July 06, 2011 at 04:33 PM