Memorial Weekend

According to Wikipedia, Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May . Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War(it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

The Airborne and Special Operations Museum puts out an amazing display of flags every year. I'm not sure of the details, but each flag is in remembrance of a fallen solider, veteran, etc. It's an amazing thing to see. We took the boys to let them see the flags and to snap a few pictures. When you stand amongst all of the flags, they almost whisper to you while they blow in the wind. It's a very neat yet somber thing.