So here's the short of it,
Today I honor and remember all those who served.
I especially think of Dad. 

 And here's the long.

This morning Alan, Liga, and I went to the Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Cemetery with Mom.  Joyce was on her way back from a visit to David and met us there at the cemetery.  It was a sunny and hot morning. The program was lovely and there were lots of veterans and their families there.  Someone said that today was one of the largest crowds they've had in several years. Dad always went to the programs at the cemetery. It was so beautiful there today. All the gravestones had a flag, and flags lined the roads that wind their way through the cemetery.

I was glad we were able to be there.