Memorial...

I spent today at Mark's volleyball tourney in downtown DC (where they took 2nd btw!). During the time between pool play and play offs I decided to walk from the courts over to the monuments (a 10 min walk). Since I had the new camera with me I figured it'd be a good way to waste time:)

Since I only had about an hour, I stayed to the one end of the reflecting pool up by Lincoln, Korean, and Vietnam Memorials. While I was passing through the Korean memorial and taking pictures of the hauntingly life like statues, I saw this bandanna tied to the chains.

Printed on the digital camo was the Soldiers Creed. The line that struck me the most is pictured here in the center of the frame, "I will never leave a fallen comrade". This was just one of 10 or so temporary memorials placed in front of the statues.

I'm always overwhelmed when I visit that area. Those memorials can never make up for what so many have lost but it does help us to remember that there are real heros in our midst and that those heros are ordinary men and women sacrifice everything for our freedom. I don't ever think we can thank them enough - but we can certainly keep on trying.