Sunday, May 29, 2011 -- Here is it the night before Memorial Day and as I sit and watch a Memorial Day concert being aired on PBS, my heart is touched with sadness, with love, with joy. I have watched and listened to stories of the servicemen who have lost not only their lives, but the their limbs, their minds, their emotions and feelings in the wars we have that are going on in our world right now in 2011 combined with all of the previous wars. As they commemorate the different wars and tragedies of the past, it makes our hearts turn to the servicemen who have given so much for our freedoms that we all seem to take so much for granted. I, personally, want to thank all of those who have served and to those of my family who have served and are still serving in the different Armed Services, whether it be Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard. As we remember September 11, 2001, and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, we need to remember why we have soldiers fighting for our freedom in other countries. There are bad people all around (be it terrorists, murderers, rapists, etc.), and we need our service men and women and our police, firefighters and so many others to protect our country and us. I want to personally Thank ALL of them for their sacrifices for us. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
BB King is performing right now even as I write. He is 85 years old and is still performing (not without difficulty), but still performing and making people laugh and remembering the time of the World War II. What a joy it is to get to watch him. He was big when i was growing up in the 50's and 60's. What a pleasure to get to watch and listen to him again. Brings back old times and thoughts.
So, with that said, I will stop writing and let you all take your time to remember those who have fought for us, for those who have died for us, for those who protect us and watch out for our safety -- not only our safety, but our children and our grandchildren safety.
Love and Hugs,
Gayle
