Day of Honor

This afternoon I went to the funeral of a man that died this weekend who was part of the Patriot Guard with my uncle. As my aunt and I drove into the cemetery, there were about 50 to 75 men on motorcycles (one my uncle) carrying big USA flags. It was a very impressive service, with many veterans and Patriot Guard members there. I had the chance to meet and talk to Doc Ballard, a Medal of Honor recipient. He was a very funny, down to earth, kind man. This evening (after an awesome steakhouse dinner and a fairly unimpressive basketball game) I watched 'Taking Chance', a movie about a fallen soldier in Iraq. It was an amazing movie and really put a new spin on my feelings about our armed forces. Talking with my uncle about the war and our soldiers, how people can protest at funerals, and the honor that is given to all the men and women that fight for the country was very eye-opening.