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Most of the doors in today’s gallery have been here before. This coming Monday, May 27th, we will observe Memorial Day here in the United States. This is a day to honor and pay tribute to the men and women who died while in service to our country. Although is is also the holiday weekend which many see as the beginning of summer, it is not a celebration that anchors this weekend. It is a profound sadness and a respectful salute to brave men and women who gave their lives so that we may enjoy every season.
If you follow this blog, you are familiar with the U.S. Flag that flies over the Veterans Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park. On most days. I walk to that memorial, hang around for a minute or two and then return home. It’s a mile and a half round trip. Sometimes I walk a little farther, but I try to stop at the memorial each day. I like to remember the people in my life who served in the military. Most of those people served and returned home. As many of you know, there is a fire pit at the memorial where flags that are too worn to serve are burned. That fire pit is dedicated to TSgt John A. Chapman, a resident of our town who died in Afghanistan. John Chapman saved the lives of more than twenty soldiers and lost his life in the process. He received the Medal of Honor for his action.
John Chapman wasn’t the only soldier to die in Afghanistan. Many others died there. Many others died in other countries, in other wars, and we should stop for a few minutes at some point this weekend to think about those people. The ones we knew and the ones we didn’t.
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All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.
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