This is probably a little personal for here
But here in the US it’s supposed to be what today is for. And some heroes are more personal than others.
This banner hangs in my hometown as part of the Hometown Heroes remembrance campaign.
I was very small when my uncle was killed, but that fact, and the lumbering of time, have not dulled his presence in my life, or my respect and gratitude to him and too many like him. He and my family, who have kept him ‘with us’ throughout all these years, are why I know what honor is, and what gives me a constant goal towards achieving a personal honor of my own. His life and the story of his death taught me that, regardless of what one might think about the motives of one’s country, the nobility of spirit of those on the ground—some by choice, and some by circumstance—should never be dismissed as merely a number that sits beside the letters KIA.
This banner hangs in my hometown as part of the Hometown Heroes remembrance campaign.
I was very small when my uncle was killed, but that fact, and the lumbering of time, have not dulled his presence in my life, or my respect and gratitude to him and too many like him. He and my family, who have kept him ‘with us’ throughout all these years, are why I know what honor is, and what gives me a constant goal towards achieving a personal honor of my own. His life and the story of his death taught me that, regardless of what one might think about the motives of one’s country, the nobility of spirit of those on the ground—some by choice, and some by circumstance—should never be dismissed as merely a number that sits beside the letters KIA.
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May 28, 2012 10:04AM
((hugs)) - it's not too personal. That's what the day is for - remembering and honoring people like your uncle. Giving them a day to shine a little brighter in memory, and for us to be grateful. I put my uncle's name on my blog too, though I never had the good fortune to know him at all. This is their day.
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Kaje wrote: "((hugs)) - it's not too personal. That's what the day is for - remembering and honoring people like your uncle. Giving them a day to shine a little brighter in memory, and for us to be grateful. ..."Thank you, love. You're right, of course. And I remember him with pride and a smile, but the important part is that I remember him and others like him. It *is* their day. And it *is* important.
*hugs you back*
