Y’all know I’m not a fan of social media, but I saw something yesterday — on Memorial Day — that was pretty darned awesome.
A Gold Star Mom made a simple request on X.
She asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by her son’s grave and leave a photo for her family on X. What happened next?
Dozens of Americans made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway. She said her notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.
For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves.
A pause to honor and remember…
We are grateful for the courage of those who gave their all for our country — the ultimate sacrifice. It’s why we can enjoy beautiful, peaceful days like this together. 🩷
We even fed those pesky neighbors (and kept one rack of ribs for ourselves)!
And afterward, we took a drive and a selfie (Hipstamatic with a 1969 Cherry filter)…
Here’s hoping you, too, had a safe, meaningful Memorial Day weekend!
Now you know: Mount Everest’s first measurement came out to a perfect 29,000 feet, so surveyors reported it as 29,002 feet to make sure that the public knew it was a real calculation and not just an estimate.