Up until this very day:
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Jackie Rozek fights back tears after she is
presented with a flag by members of the Patriot Guard Rider to honor her
boyfriend, U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron Toppen during a visitation at Parkview
Christian Church on June 23, 2014. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) |
The Atlantic has a solemn and quite respectful photo series about the final return flight of PFC Aaron Toppen. It's worth a look, and the pondering that will come with the look. It reminds me of an Independence Day holiday these three years ago, when I was flying to Dad's Memorial Service. I found myself
flying with a fallen hero:
This was the view from the window on my plane, last weekend:
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Photo credit: Borepatch |
I was not the only one on that plane who hung back from the typical deplaning rush, watching as a dance as old as Death played out before me, out on the tarmac. This isn't a game, and these men deserve that our leaders treat it as reverently as the military - and we - do.
Enjoy the fireworks this weekend, enjoy the time with your families and friends. But spare a thought for those whose blood watered the Tree of Liberty. It's their due.
2 comments:
Thank you and agreed Borepatch.
An excellent reminder..
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