The Army has a toast: “To Absent Friends.”
As I drove past the National Veterans Administration Cemetery yesterday, I saw hundreds of boy and girl scouts, with their leaders, placing a flag on each grave.
While driving past it today, I saw thousands of American flags, one flying over each grave, I thought of that long forgotten toast. While some of the persons who are buried there may not have died while on active duty, they all served our country. I believe most were killed on active duty. Any veteran is entitled to be buried in a National Cemetery.
The cemetery is very old. I think many buried there go back to World War I, and perhaps to even earlier conflicts. Regardless, it is very moving to see so many flags representing so many men and women who died to preserve our freedom.
So, think of their sacrifices, and make a toast today; “To Absent Friends.” It is the very least any of us can do.
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