Memorial Day took on an extra-special meaning for me ever since I was blessed to call Key West, Florida home as "Cayo Hueso" was originally naval housing & I daily enjoyed the stream of planes overhead from Naval Air Station Key West which is a state of the art training facility for air-to-air combat fighter aircraft of all military services.
"It is the Soldier" by Dennis Edward O'Brien
It is the Soldier,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of press.
It is the Soldier,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier,
not the campus organizer,
who gives us freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.
WOW!
Thank you Dennis Edward O'Brien!
After that, all I can say is that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then enjoy my Fifty Thousand word photo essay!
FYI: As you scroll through my 50,000 word photo essay which = a grand total of 50 photos, click on this link for "Brothers In Arms" by Dire Straits & enjoy their original video or better yet come back to this page while listening to the song to see the 50 photos I have chosen for my special salute to all soldiers past, present, & those who will serve in the future!
May my solemn heartfelt thanks for the service of men & women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice inspire me to do the same!
Day is gone
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky
All is well
Safely rest
GOD is nigh
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