All too often we forget about our freedoms or we take them for granted. We forget that people have sacrificed for us to enjoy these freedoms and it’s almost embarrassing that we take them for granted. Here’s thanking all of those who have served — all of those who gave the supreme sacrifice that I’m able to type this and that you’re able to read it. And I’d also like to personally thank both my Papap and Dad, both of whom served proudly.

I took the top pic this past Saturday at the West End Overlook and the bottom three while helping to chaperone a trip to France in the Summer of 2005. We had the opportunity to visit Normandy and Omaha Beach and I can assure you that he pictures don’t even begin to do this Cemetery justice. It was immaculate – honestly, it defines immaculate. You couldn’t help but have a sense of reverence while walking through the Cemetery, knowing of the supreme sacrifice that all these men had paid for us. Again, thank you.