Memorial Day

It is not just a day for picnics, barbeques  and pool parties.  The holiday has it origins after the Civil War as decoration day. Take a moment today to remember the reason for the day, to honor those who have fallen protecting our freedoms.

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.

Col. John McCrae.

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