Flags

Happy Memorial Day!

Flags have a greater meaning in our house this month, as does Memorial Day. Last weekend the boys placed flags on soldiers graves at 2 local cemetaries (a group effort between the scouts and the American Legion) for the first time and were moved by the event. As they placed the flags on the appropriate graves (there is a special plaque/marker to indicate a veteran) they said thank you to each soldier. This brought about many conversations in our house, and brought up my grandfather as he was a soldier who is buried nearby. So for Memorial Day we went to ensure there was a flag on his grave, or to put one there.

Unfortuantely he is buried in a moesoleum (sp?) and it at the VERY top. There was not a flag, and we were unable to reach to place one there. This was upsetting to all, but we are working on it. The moving event last week was organized by Tim (for the scouts - both cub and boyscouts) with our neighbor Mr. G who is in charge at the American Legion in Pottstown. Tim spoke to him last night and he is going to look into how we can also honor my grandfather with a flag either ourselves, or through the American Legion in charge of that cemetary.

So for now, the flag we purchased for him, is flying in our garden waiting for it's proper place.