My personal thanks on Memorial Day

I tend to write here when I am feeling some emotion rather strongly. Right now it is of deep gratitude for those who have served and still do serve in our miitary. This Memorial Day weekend means a little more than usual as I prepare to send my husband off to war yet again. This makes his 6th tour in the desert since arriving here four years ago. I also think of my brother John who spends more than half of each year away from his wife and baby to serve his country. How can I not also think and thank my father for his years of service. I am thankful that I had the unique opportunity of growing up in the military and inheriting the traditions that go along with that experience. Then my mind turns to my grandfathers who served in World War II to protect our precious freedoms. My heart is full up to the spilling out of tears from my eyes, something not common for me. I hope that my love and support and passing these feelings on to my own children will be enough.