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. Alt…  | Dan Antion May 23 | Welcome to Thursday Doors! This is a weekly challenge for people who love doors and architecture to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos, drawings, or other images or stories from around the world. If you'd like to join us, simply create your own Thursday Doors post each (or any) week and then share a link to your post in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time). If you like, you can add our badge to your post.  in primo piano - photos 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. I hope you will spend a few minutes visiting the post of the other participants.  Master Segent John Chapman pavilion. - Killed in action March 4, 2002 - Awarded the Medal of Honor August 22, 2018.  Public Works has cleaned up at the memorial at Veterans Memorial park  The Memorial Arch. On the northwest corner of the new playground.  Memorial Hall  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center  All the various services are represented here. One of the few collections that includes Merchant Marines. One of my best friends would be happy to see that.  Concord, MA War Memorial  The entrance gates to Arlington National Cemetery  Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery  Allegheny County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum  Service at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier If you are in a hurry and don't wish to scroll through the comments, click to Jump to the comment form. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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