A very Patriotic Father's Day

Blessings to all the dads out there! ESPECIALLY those that deal with kiddo's that are packing something extra....DS, AUTISM, anything at all that makes "a day off" as much in fantasy land as "riding the unicorn" We applaud your extra effort.

We combined passions yesterday, and took MY dad to a Military Memorial Service. We went to lend our voices to the Westboro goons, who like to frequent these things, and upset already grieving family members, but I don't even think they got across the state line! Probably just as well, they may mess with the rest of the country, but know well enough to avoid Hillbillies at all costs. :-)

Molly and I watched from a great vantage point, Dad ended up going inside to escape the heat but was pleased to get a hero's welcome from all the Vets that came after him. I only saw one man that could have possibly been a WWII vet there:





The turnout was amazing...though not all the way across 160 from W. Plains to Gainsville, there were spots where people came out in front of their homes, bearing up under 98 degree weather, and stood solumnly with flags flying. The entire Tecumseh fire station was present, all vehicles decorated and ladders high, with flags at half mast.





The view in, leaving no wondering exactly where the church was:







And the freedome riders coming in:

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There were hundreds:






They started a quick meeting with the Pledge:




Even my post office guy!! WHO KNEW?




They came from all over Missouri and Arkansas:


















In the heat, they snapped together flags and made a line. 15 or 20 stood back, and every 15 minutes they would go and replace on in line so that the line stood for 3 hours, blocking any twits, and giving the family a beautiful entrance to a sad day.






Pfc Matthew England will be laid to rest at Ft Leonard Wood today, with another Honor Guard accompanying him, this one announced only in person so that no evil-doers could see it on their website. He will be the first KIA interred in decades. It felt good to Honor such a Hero, on such a special day