On the way to work this morning, I was lamenting to myself about how little content I have for the blog at the moment. Now that we've changed the clocks back to Standard Time, it's pitch black when I arrive home in the evening. Not very conducive to photo taking.
But I remembered that today is Veteran's Day. Then I remembered that I had saved some photos that I had taken of the World War II Memorial just for the occasion. How's that for saving for a rainy day?
During our short visit to Washington D.C. this summer, I was particularly impressed by the World War II Memorial. While it doesn't have the emotional impact of the seemingly endless names of the Vietnam Memorial, it's design really gives you a sense of the scale of the conflict.
My Pap Pap fought in World War II. He was sent overseas to Naples, Italy. There, he lost most of his hearing in one ear when a granade detonated nearby. Pap pap used to his war injury as an excuse to get out of jury duty. Yes, I come from a long line of jury duty dodgers. But unlike the rest of us slackers, Pap pap deserved at least that much for his sacrifice.
So be like an elephant - and always remember the sacrifices made by our military.
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