Thank you.

I get emotional on Memorial Day. I don't understand war, nor do I think I ever will, and taking a day off to cook out and attend parades in honor of people who have died at war and who are currently fighting seems odd to me when the people fighting don't get a day off. I didn't originally want to go to the parade today, but changed my mind at the last minute and I'm very glad I did. Here is the spot where I'm going to put just a few pictures of things from the day that moved me. The first is of the beginning of the parade with the color guard, the second is of Janet Wehrly, wife of SSG Kyle Wehrly who died in Iraq in 2005 (I went to church with Kyle in high school and ended up finding out we were distant cousins) and the last one is of the boy scouts carrying the flag. I hope everyone, regardless of their view on the war, was able to take time to reflect upon what today meant and the sacrifices that are made by soldiers, spouses, significant others, siblings, parents, children and anyone who may have a veteran/soldier in their life.