2015 - Memorial Day Party

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Unit 201 -
Memorial Day Party
May 30, 2015

Honoring Those Who Died in Service to Our Country Freedom Is Not Free by Kelly Strong
I watched the flag pass by one day. It fluttered in the breeze. A young Marine saluted it, and then he stood at ease. I looked at him in uniform So young, so tall, so proud, He'd stand out in any crowd. I thought how many men like him Had fallen through the years. How many died on foreign soil? How many mothers' tears? How many pilots' planes shot down? How many died at sea? How many foxholes were soldiers' graves? No, freedom isn't free.		I heard the sound of TAPS one night, When everything was still I listened to the bugler play And felt a sudden chill. I wondered just how many times That TAPS had meant "Amen," When a flag had draped a coffin Of a brother or a friend. I thought of all the children, Of the mothers and the wives, Of fathers, sons, and husbands With interrupted lives. I thought about a graveyard At the bottom of the sea Of unmarked graves in Arlington. No, freedom isn't free.

Fifteen tables enjoyed a wonderful lunch of hot dogs (cooked by Betty and Dick Poindexter), homemade chili (cooked by Kaz Bell), and delicious sides (cooked by club members). Thanks to Linda Briggs for the photos.

Betty Pointdexter chaired,...	Ed Rasmussen directed,...		and Carolyn Worsham presided over the event.
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