We have made a tradition of visiting our parents' graves on Memorial Day weekend. We bring flowers, clean and polish the headstones and then each take a turn sharing a memory about our loved one. We can, of course, do this at any time of the year, but this is a special day for remembering.
Grandma Carol's grave (Melissa's mom)
The cemetery where Kelly's parents are buried puts these flags out every year. It is stunning. There are many military buried here. We listened to a service while we were at the graveside and heard the 21 gun salute and "Taps" being played. It was a good moment to share with our daughters the significance of the ceremony.
Grandma and Grandpa's grave (Kelly's parents)
2 comments:
Those flags look amazing! Great tradition. We don't have any family buried nearby or we'd do the same.
Thanks for doing that! Hope you guys did fun stuff yesterday other than that.
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