Memorial Day was a beautiful day to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. We decided to support the post event and pray for the soldiers buried at Schofield. Most people are surprised by the engraved dedications on the stones. Many are infants and there are several Unknowns marked on stones in the back. The ones my girls found most interesting we the ones in a small corner behind a huge hedge. The hedge is there to hide the flag from view. These soldiers were executed for dishonoring their country in some way. They do not get flags on the ground on federal holidays nor do they get seen by those viewing the stones from the entrance gate. It is very lonely and isolated. We attended the morning service but returned later to see the flag lower and end our day visiting others in the cemetary. We met some very proud family member of recently passed veterans. The back of the field was where the most recent additions were and my girls loved that after the day was over the back was so full of color with all the flowers, balloons and flags. It appeared that people had visited all day to say thank you. It was nice to see.
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