Memorial Day Thoughts
Here I am sitting on the back patio, it's Memorial Day and the girls have just been fed and put down for what I hope to be a 2 hour nap. Erica and her mother just left to enjoy lunch at an Italian eatery in downtown Novato. It's quiet here with the sun shining I am listening to the quail run through the brush and watching hikers coming and going from a Mt Burdell trailhead across the street.
I have to be thankful for everything I have on this Memorial Day. My grandfather Herman Hoffman fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he helped keep the Germans at bay in Belgium. Before he passed, I never knew much about his time served in WWII and that was mostly because he never wanted to talk about it. I am sure for him it was probably the most horrific time in his life. Over 19,000 Americans were killed & American casualties easily exceeded 80,000 in a battle that lasted roughly 40 days, you can bet Herman lost many friends.
I am so grateful to those that have fought for our freedom and for everything that I have. Thank you to those that have passed and to those the fight today.
I now have to digress because as I type this, my dog just got sick on the patio and the babies are making enough noise that I need to check in on them in the living room.
So after you read this, take a moment to reflect on your freedom, even if it is freedom to clean up the patio after your dog gets sick.
Cheers,
-dave
I have to be thankful for everything I have on this Memorial Day. My grandfather Herman Hoffman fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he helped keep the Germans at bay in Belgium. Before he passed, I never knew much about his time served in WWII and that was mostly because he never wanted to talk about it. I am sure for him it was probably the most horrific time in his life. Over 19,000 Americans were killed & American casualties easily exceeded 80,000 in a battle that lasted roughly 40 days, you can bet Herman lost many friends.
I am so grateful to those that have fought for our freedom and for everything that I have. Thank you to those that have passed and to those the fight today.
I now have to digress because as I type this, my dog just got sick on the patio and the babies are making enough noise that I need to check in on them in the living room.
So after you read this, take a moment to reflect on your freedom, even if it is freedom to clean up the patio after your dog gets sick.
Cheers,
-dave
Posted by Dacalier at 5/25/2009 12:59 PM 
Categories: Dave Smigielski
Tags: Battle of the Bulge Memorial Day Herman Hoffman
Categories: Dave Smigielski
Tags: Battle of the Bulge Memorial Day Herman Hoffman
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