Today we honor the men and women who lost their lives in service to this country.  There is much to be said about this sacrifice.  For today we honor them with the utmost gratitude.  We gather to honor them with festive and solemn remembrance. 

It is difficult to remember the fallen without thinking about the parents who got the news of their son/daughter, the wife/husband who got the news, brother/sister who got the news, and other loved ones.  As we think of all who died in service to their country, we honor them.  And let us not forget the magnitude of loss that was left with their families, communities, and hearts of all who loved them.

Debbie Hackett

“If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours!”, Father Joseph Martin