VETERAN'S Day 2012
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| Our heroes...Upper left and lower left is Dad Inman who served in both the army and navy during WWII. In the center is our grandson Tyler, who is currently serving...we love you!. Upper right is Dad Collins-with Mom Collins, who served during WWII. And lower right, is Great Uncle Charles Cooper, who was killed while serving in WWI in France. |
"Freedom is never free." -Author Unknown
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" -Maya Angelou
"When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?" -George Canning
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die." -G.K. Chesterton
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." -Elmer Davis
"I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot." -Gary Hart
"Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." -John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, 'Mother, what was war?'" -Eve Merriam
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." -Jose Narosky
"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." -Cynthia Ozick
"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war." -Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
2 comments:
Love this! So grateful for those who fight for our freedom! Thanks for posting this.
I just love this! What great men and heroes!
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