Memorial Day
On this long weekend, please remember all of those fallen sons and daughters that have paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedoms and liberties.
I have special thoughts for my great uncle, Jim Brady, who, as a member of the 1st Infantry Division landed on Sicily. Transferred to the 29th Division, he landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, then served through France, Belgium, and the Rhineland. He was a radio/telegraph technician, stringing cable and phones from the front to the command posts. I have his service records (and flag from his casket) and read them now and then. His discharge papers sum his service up succinctly, listing the countries he served in, duties, and the final statement "performed these duties in combat"
He arrived home safely and lived to be 80. He lived his last few years with my wife and I. He was a quiet man who never spoke of the war.
God Bless America and all of those under arms today.
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