We have had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We got to do a lot of hiking and and just spend time together as a family and with some great friends and it is all possible due to these men and women who gave their lives to keep us free.
Every year growing up we always went to the cemetery on Memorial Day to visit families graves but this was the first year that I got to go to a war memorial cemetery. Jared had never gone to a cemetery on Memorial day and he really enjoyed it. It was calm and peaceful and just made you think about those who came before.
At Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery there are 30,000 soldiers along with some of their wives and children that are buried there. Every year the boy scouts place a flag and a flower lei onto every single grave.
I took this picture and when I got home I looked at it more closely and realized this young soldier died on his 24th birthday during WWII. So many of the WWII graves were young men in the prime of their lives and it just makes me grateful to them for their sacrifice.May we always Remember their Sacrifice
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We never lived near any family graves to make going to the cemetery a Memorial Day tradition. What a great way for you to spend this year's Memorial Day at the Punchbowl National Cemetery! We do have so much to be grateful for and to honor those who gave so much for our freedom.
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