having picked sweet smelling lilac's and white snow balls from the yard and going from one cemetery to the next placing them at the graves of Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles I never knew.
To be honest, I didn't realize until I was much older that Memorial day is a day set aside to honor those who gave their lives in the military. When I was really little...it was called "Decoration Day"....(this really dates me) regardless of what it was called...I knew it was a day of reverence and respect.
I went to the cemetery a few years ago
(it wasn't memorial day..it was simply one of my regular visits)
and found this "medallion" placed on Natalie's headstone.
The pictures below are of both sides of the medal..or medallion.
I don't know who put it there...or why
It touched me in a very profound way...to know that someone
who perhaps has served our country...or lost someone that
has served our country...would leave this for Natalie
It's still a mystery
I've kept it put away in a special place
today felt appropriate to share this...wanting whomever left it
to know that their sacrifice for our country
does not go unnoticed and today I'm thinking of them
with reverence and respect...
