Whatever our faith, all around the world we use this season to celebrate life. We who are blessed to live those lives in freedom owe special honor to those who gave their lives to secure our liberty -- from 1776 to the present.
In an epoch where untimely death seems to surround us, we must realize that we have the power to conquer -- certainly not death itself, but perhaps deaths of the most horrific, premature kind: from six-year old children, to young men and women on the battlefield; on our nation's highways, on our city streets, and in healthcare and elderly facilities.
We, the people of the world, do have the power to bring peace on earth. We only need to try a bit harder.
Happy Holidays, and best wishes for a peaceful New Year.
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A section of Arlington National Cemetery, Va., shows a
fraction of the
110,000 wreaths placed at the graves of fallen service
members during
Wreaths Across America, Dec. 15, 2012.
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A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry
Regiment, carries a
wreath donated by Wreaths Across America at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier
at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Dec.
15, 2012.
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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael A. Cornelio pays respect
after placing a
wreath at a grave marker during Wreaths Across America at
Arlington National
Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Dec. 15, 2012. Cornelio is
assigned to Marine
Cryptologic Support Battalion on Fort Meade, Md.
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1 comment:
Beautiful pictures...thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to the Krentz Family!
The Morans
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