Tag: veterans

  • Memorial Day’s Meaning

    Memorial Day’s Meaning

    Written by Sanford Begley We’re going to stand on a sidewalk and watch the parade, today. And we will remember.  A lone snare drum slowly tapping, tapping The flags on the graves snapping, snapping The children run around and play Too innocent to feel this day While others know and softly weep A widow feels…

  • Heroes

    This week I have largely been focused on the men and women who have served their country, whether under fire, or in times when war threatened but did not fall. There is some sentiment that veterans are not heroes, which is nothing new, but it rears its vile head about this time every year, and…