Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day 2009

I don't know that it will ever be easy to make it through Memorial Days every year, but at least there are fewer tears now and more of a celebration in gratitude for the sacrifices made on behalf of men and women throughout history for our freedoms, especially our own special hero. We miss Byron so much, but we're so proud of him for his service and sacrifice. My PawPaw, aunt and uncle and some cousins came into town to spend Memorial Day with us. We started the morning together at the cemetery and placed some roses down with Byron.


Then we headed down through downtown Pflugerville where the city had put up these awesome banners down the street with the names of all the Pflugerville Fallen since WWI. Here is Byron's banner:

So, again, on this Memorial Day, I ask you to remember and honor all the lives that have been sacrificed throughout our nation's history so that we could live in this amazing country. God bless the USA!

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Freedom Journey


In December of 2006, just 2 years after Byron died in Iraq, we decided to take a "Freedom Journey." We spent 3weeks on a road trip through the eastern US - from Austin east to Savannah, then all the way north to New England, and back a little inland to Texas. We traveled over 6000 miles in an effort to see our beautiful country and understand what Byron sacrificed his life for. We drove scenic routes, through small towns and big cities, stopping at places that held history in shaping our nation. We stopped at Veteran's Memorials, National Cemeteries, historical monuments and some of the most beautiful places in America. In each place, we left a "Freedom Rock," a smooth stone that had Byron's name and KIA date on one side, and said "Freedom Isn't Free" on the other. It was our way of taking Byron with us and leaving a bit of him in each special place. This experience was so healing for us, and truly one of the most memorable and special events of our entire lives. Here are our favorite pictures from the Freedom Journey.