Sidenote: As of June 1, 2009, Reflections of Life Photography was renamed Christina McCall Photography. We apologize for any confusion this may cause.
For all those who’ve given their lives, are still missing, those who have survived life altering injuries in battle or peacetime, and those who have returned, thank you.
Closer to home, I’m thankful that both my father and my Uncle Eddie Gene, who served the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Berlin during the 1960s, respectively, returned home, even if my father’s return from service to his country was marred by disgraceful acts of protesters.
A bit about Memorial Day for my international visitors …
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 25 in 2009). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action. (via wikipedia)
Photo taken in Spring 2006
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
— Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 – 1918)
Photo from Yahoo News, taken on March 17, 2003 in Kuwait (text added by me).
Take a few mintues to observe The National Moment of Remembrance at 3 PM local time today.
Visit the US White House Commission on Remembrance + US Memorial Day History & Information on US War Memorials
Sidenote: As of June 1, 2009, Reflections of Life Photography was renamed Christina McCall Photography. We apologize for any confusion this may cause.
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