Wednesday, November 10, 2010

just loyd a. house...

so i drive past camp nelson nation cemetery twice a day... and i have for years now... the other day on the way home i decided that for this veteran's day i would meet and thank a new vet... not just my cousin matt who is currently serving in the army... not just my dad who served 25 years in the coast guard... not just my gramps who earned a purple heart during wwii... not just a facebook post that says 'have you kissed a vet today?'... although i will do all of those things... but meet someone new and thank them... so i went today and met loyd a house...

i parked my truck and wandered about until i ended up in front of loyd... i know nothing about this young man except what is on his headstone... which, by the way, is not a smooth marble as it may look... it's actually very coarse... i sat there for a long while in the silence and stared at loyd's final resting place wondering if he was married, had any children, where he served and how he died... i wondered if he had any family that still came to visit him... i wrote him a thank you note and was on my way...but not before i snapped a few more pics... i have to admit that i have never visited a cemetery before... but i plan on going back and meeting more vets... it was a beautiful and peaceful experience and one that i recommend to everyone...





5 comments:

Lisa said...

Nice pictures!

Megan said...

Best place to go for peace is definitely a cemetary. Great pcitures, too!

Jen said...

Wonderful pictures! I love Camp Nelson! What a great way to celebrate Veterans Day!

mchudspeth@comcast.net said...

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Ms. Thomas said...

That is awesome. You should go to the Lexington Cemetary. I go there and walk sometimes and it's beautiful. Resting places for dead and living alike.