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Posted: May 25 2009,10:30 am |
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| Quote (CaliKat @ May 25 2009,8:51 am) | I was born on the 21st anniversary of D Day.  From the earliest I can remember, my Dad instilled in me the importance of honoring the thousands of men who gave their lives that day, all in the name of freedom.  I was the kid in the sandbox in preschool and kindergarten talking about D Day when most of the other kids were still trying to figure out what the letter D was.  One of the first albums my parents bought me for my little puke gold plastic record player (gotta love the late 60s! ) was all the military anthems and patriotic songs and I sang them loudly and proudly, at the top of my lungs.   I never understood why my friends didn't know those songs.   I was the one who cried when I saw the flag and sang our national anthem.  I love talking to vets, especially those old timers from WWII.  It means a lot to them and it's fascinating for me.  I treasure my autographed copy of a book written by a B-17 pilot who I met one Memorial Day.  We shot the breeze for awhile since most others seemed interested in the plane rather than his stories.  I try to take every opportunity to thank a vet and active duty personnel.  They've got my back...a thank you seems so small in comparison, but I know it means a lot.  I cry buckets when our local military men and women come home for the very last time, having made the ultimate sacrifice.  I made sure my students knew proper flag etiquette, and had them teach their families as well.  When people ask when my birthday is, I always say "June 6th--D Day".  I'm floored by how many folks don't know what that is...but they do by the time I'm done talking to them.  I've taken a lot of flak over the years for my patriotism, sadly it took 9/11 for most of my friends to realize what I already knew.  Better late than never, I guess.
So on this Memorial Day, as with all others, I mourn and honor the vets who are gone from our sides, but not our hearts, and I honor and celebrate those who came home and those who still serve.  And I do my best to do that every day...just like my Dad taught me.  If folks call me a geek or dork, so be it...just as long as they acknowledge the FREEDOM that allows them to do so.   I was born on D Day.  I consider that an honor. ÂÂ
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