For the last four years on the Saturday before Memorial Day, my son and I have gone with the scouts to decorate the graves at the National Cemetary in Marietta. This is a truly amazing experience. There are over 18,000 graves on about 23 acres and the scouts put flags on every one of them.
Like I said, it’s a very moving experience. We had the honor of paying tribute to people like Lt Colonel Nick Karl Stanislo who I don’t know but he served in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam.
But also honored the unknown soldiers like unknown 4503
Remember that Memorial day is about more than potato salad and bbq. Take a few minutes this weekend to give thanks for Lt Col Stanislo, unknown 4503, and the hundres of thousands of others who have served so that we may live free.
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