Remember Their Sacrifice
As we start this Memorial Day weekend, many people are heading out for the beach, planning barbecues, or gathering with family. Often, people just think of the Memorial Day weekend as just the start of summer, but it’s so much more. Memorial Day is the day we honor our military members who died while serving our country.
Recently, the VAU Fallen Heroes Memorial came to our area and I thought this would be a good time to share a few of the photos I took. The flag is made up of dog tags, each engraved with the name of a service member who died while serving during the Global War On Terror, September 11, 2001 to present.
If you’d like more information about this memorial, or to see if it’s coming to your area, please visit www.VetsAU.com.
Whenever I’m faced with the enormity of the sacrifice others have made to ensure our freedom, I’m reminded of this song by Phillips, Craig and Dean. It talks about not just the sacrifices our military members have made over the years, but also the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for us so many years ago:
Freedom’s Never Free
Standing on a hillside
Where the river meets the sea
White crosses without number
Line the fields of peaceAnd each one a silent witness
Staring back at me
Every cross a story
Of another place in time
Where young men thought it worthy
To give their life for mine
And for the sake of honor
Left their dreams behindAnd for the price they paid
I’m forever in their debt
Their memory will not die
‘Cause I will not forgetI will stand and hold my head up high
I will dedicate my life
To the glory of the ones who had to die
I will live, live what I believe
If for no one else but me
I will remember
That freedom’s never freeIt was on another hillside
Outside the city gates
The battle lines were drawn
As soldiers took their placeThe Father watched in silence
As a cross was raised
With freedom drawing closer
He took His final breath
He drank our cup of guilt
And took the sting from deathHeaven’s Finest Soldier
Clothed in human flesh
And for the price He paid
I’m forever in His debt
The cross will never die
‘Cause I will not forgetI will stand and hold my head up high
I will dedicate my life
To the glory of the One who had to die
I will live, live what I believe
If for no one else but me
To remember that
Freedom’s Never FreeI will walk free
Source: Musixmatch. Songwriters: Dave Clark / Dan Dean / Don Koch / Shawn Craig
I will stay free
I will live free
I will die free!
You can check out their video for this song on YouTube:
As we go into this Memorial Day weekend, I pray that you’ll have a blessed time, no matter what you’re doing – and I hope you’ll take a moment to remember the sacrifices of those who have given their lives to protect our freedom.
Blessings,
~Terri
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Lovely article and so important to remember those who gave all! Thanks for sharing! Best Wishes! Leigh
Thank you so much Leigh! I feel as you do — it’s important to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. I hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. Blessings to you!
Loved this tribute Terri. You pay homage to all those that selflessly served to give us the freedom we have. I am proud to include my father and my uncles in their service to our country. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you so much, Mark! And thanks to your father and uncles for their service. My Hubby and I always say we stand on the shoulders of those who went before us. If they hadn’t served, we wouldn’t have had the opportunity…. Blessings to you my friend!