We were soldiers once

We were soldiers once

Courtesy of Warren Toland

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"Arlington West" on the beach at the Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA. A local volunteer group recreates a military graveyard here every year on Veterans Day, with each cross representing thousands of lost servicemen and women.

Courtesy of Kim Prince

Veterans Memorial Park in Marion, Ohio

Veterans Memorial Park in Marion, Ohio

Courtesy of Ed Lamaze

"The Iwo Jima Memorial Monument on the New Britain-Newington line in Connecticut is the only flag-raising monument in the United States specifically dedicated to the memory of the 6,281 Americans who gave their lives at Iwo Jima in 1945. (The Marine Corp War Memorial in Virginia is dedicated to all marines who have died in defense of the United States since 1775.)"

"The Iwo Jima Memorial Monument on the New Britain-Newington line in Connecticut is the only flag-raising monument in the United States specifically dedicated to the memory of the 6,281 Americans who gave their lives at Iwo Jima in 1945. (The Marine Corp War Memorial in Virginia is dedicated to all marines who have died in defense of the United States since 1775.)"

Courtesy of Darren Farrington

Thank you Veterans. Your sacrifices preserve our way of life.

Thank you Veterans. Your sacrifices preserve our way of life.

Courtesy of James Austin. Photo by Monica’s Dad.

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US Flag, Kennedy Library, Boston

Courtesy of Laura Charon. Photo by Tony the Misfit via Flickr Creative Commons

When you visit the National Mall in Washington, D.C., you expect to see images of statesman, heroes, and soldiers in the various memorials found there. Sometimes, those images come to life. While visiting the Korean War Veterans Memorial last summer, families had the chance to meet a man who served in both World War II and the Korean War, and whose image was selected to be sandblasted into the black granite of the memorial. As with all veterans, we will not forget him.

When you visit the National Mall in Washington, D.C., you expect to see images of statesman, heroes, and soldiers in the various memorials found there. Sometimes, those images come to life. While visiting the Korean War Veterans Memorial last summer, families had the chance to meet a man who served in both World War II and the Korean War, and whose image was selected to be sandblasted into the black granite of the memorial. As with all veterans, we will not forget him.

Courtesy of Phil Corless.  Photo by Greg Rod (used with permission).

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