Happy July 4th, 2017

On July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated its Bicentennial. In 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Memorial Day

 

Today is Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor the fallen men and women who have laid down their lives sacrificing them with honor in all of our wars.

I used to sing a Stephen Foster song that was written in 1854 before the Civil War entitled, "Hard Times." The first stanza of the song was:

"Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears . . ."

This always reminded me for some reason of my own past service to my country and more importantly those who never came back to meet the love of their life or perhaps, raise a family and grow old to see them raise their own families. These honorable people sacrificed everything for our country and today is the day we honor them.

So, if I may borrow that stanza from Mr. Foster's song:

"Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears" and during a part of our days celebrations with friends and family, let's not ever forget them as well.

Butch