gkainz
Final Approach
Our church hosted a Celebrate America (4th of July) open house/celebration yesterday. Part of the festivities was a concert by Legacy Quartet, a southern gospel singing group, who reminded me a lot of Statler Brothers. They did some really good music, and then did Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The USA" which made me just weep like a baby. (You youngsters go ahead and snicker - you'll see when you get older - stuff just really starts to tug on your heart-strings, well, mine at least - see "What makes you cry?" thread elsewhere).
But wait! There's more! The whole crowd was on their feet after about the 3rd note, so after getting sat back down, they acknowledged the veterans in the crowd and had us stand. Man, there's a lot of old guys out there! I salute you!
But then they asked if there were any active duty servicemen or women in the audience and a few more stood up. They received an overwhelming round of applause.
And then ... they asked if there were family and friends in the audience who has lost a loved one in the service. A hush fell on that crowd like I've not felt before when maybe a dozen people stood up. Applause seemed so inadequate, so trivial when compared to their loss and their loved one's sacrifice. I wanted to reach out and hug each one of them - moms and dads, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters standing there.
To our veterans here - thank you for your service. To those who have lost loved ones in defense of our country and our freedom - thank you just isn't enough. We will never forget.
But wait! There's more! The whole crowd was on their feet after about the 3rd note, so after getting sat back down, they acknowledged the veterans in the crowd and had us stand. Man, there's a lot of old guys out there! I salute you!
But then they asked if there were any active duty servicemen or women in the audience and a few more stood up. They received an overwhelming round of applause.
And then ... they asked if there were family and friends in the audience who has lost a loved one in the service. A hush fell on that crowd like I've not felt before when maybe a dozen people stood up. Applause seemed so inadequate, so trivial when compared to their loss and their loved one's sacrifice. I wanted to reach out and hug each one of them - moms and dads, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters standing there.
To our veterans here - thank you for your service. To those who have lost loved ones in defense of our country and our freedom - thank you just isn't enough. We will never forget.
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