Due to our cabin camping trip we had to break our Memorial Day Festivities into two parts. We will be visiting and decorating the graves later in the week. I decided to decorate the mantle for memorial day and so I went to the local dollar store (dollar tree) to see what they had and I hit the jackpot. They had all kinds of patriotic decorations to choose from. I purchased some bunting and cut it in half to go around the fireplace and the glitter bows I attached to my candles. The wooden USA sign and America sign even had glitter. I gathered military service pictures and did a brief family home evening about our ancestors who served in the military and what war they served in protecting our freedom. We then watched a WWII movie about paratroopers in France.
From left to right service photos
My dad, Quinton Germaine U.S.A.F.-Cold War
My maternal grandpa, Dennis E. Agle U.S. Navy-Korean War
My paternal grandpa with his flight crew WWII-pacific theater
My paternal grandpa, Edward R. Germaine U.S. Navy-WWII
My husband's father, Robert L. Carlton U.S. Navy-Vietnam War
Declan, Archy Zany, McCoy eating popcorn watching a WWII movie
I am so grateful for all the service men and women, past and present, who have protected our freedom and their families who sacrificed so they could serve.
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