veterans day.

this weekend i went to Washington dc when my parents came for a visit. the last time i was there was September, but before then was in 96. so much has changed since then, including me growing up and actually understanding the importance of this city and the monuments and memorials there. well, since tomorrow is veterans day, there was a whole bunch of WWII vets there through some program. they were all wearing red jackets and most were in wheel chairs..and it really hit me when i went to the WWII memorial, which was built in 04 i believe was what i read, and it was just absolutely breath taking...the monument, the beautiful weather and the vets. i wanted to go up and talk to all of them being the history geek i am, but i just smiled at all of them and took a picture for one of them. on all of the backs of their jackets it said "every day is a bonus" and i have been thinking about that ever since Saturday when we were there...

so, thank you to all the people who fight for our freedom.


i thank god for my life
and for the stars and stripes
may freedom forever fly, let it ring
salute the ones who died
the ones that give their lives,
so we don't have to sacrifice
all the things we love.....
-zbb <3


"every day is a bonus"

veteran and the lincoln memorial from the ww2 memorial


vietnam

washington monument

korea

korea

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wwII memorial

me and brother