I am not sure if I have ever written about this on here. I spent 8 1/2 years in the Marine Corps. My husband spent 10 years in the Marines. My little sister, just started her 4 years of service this past summer. My grandfather was a Veitnam Naval Veteran and I am not sure how far it goes back, but military service is in our blood.
This morning, I road with my Step mom and aunt, little brother and sister to a funeral for a fallen Naval brother in arms. The Kansas Patriot Guard was creating a flag line to protect the family from protesters of the funeral. I will not post the name of the organization that was protesting as I do not want to give them the "honor" of advertisement of their group. Regardless, I was given a flag on a large staff and asked to stand tall and proud along side 200 plus other people. The respect for our fallen comrad was so wonderful, I was brought to tears on a few occassions. I saw veterans, babies, families and fellow military members, line around the funeral home.
I pray that our presence, even at this sad time in their lives, brought some peace to the grieving family.
Christian Mother of three children: DS 14, DD 13 and DS 10. Married to a wonderful hardworking man. Blogging about many daily details of my wild crazy ride as a mother, wife, massage therapist, and my walk with Christ. We also have a small hobby farm in south east Kansas that we are trying to turn into a sustainable farm.
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