Monday, May 25, 2009

That's Freedom, Let it Ring

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This young man was my dad. His name was Alva William Deos. He was in the Navy, fought in WWII, raised a family of proud Americans, Worked, hard, in a sawmill most of his adult life, lived through the Depression, knew how to have a good time. He died in 1984, August 11th.

You never think about your parents dying, not when you're just starting your own life. When my father walked me down the isle on my wedding day, he had tears in his eyes. I'd never seen my father cry before or after. They are suppose to be there, always, our parents. It was an impossible day the day he died. It wasn't suppose to happen, not ever.

Today is Memorial day and I wanted to remember this great man. I miss him so much, just remembering him here, now, brings tears to my eyes.

Here's to all the veteran of all the wars that have gone before. These are scary days when our leader should be supporting our troops. When parents should remember to teach their children to stand and put their hands over their hearts when they see a flag in a parade.

In case you can't read the caption on this picture, is says, "The only man standing, is the man in the wheelchair." It makes you want to cry, doesn't it? It should.

The man in the wheelchair, like my father and all veteran who fought and won the freedom that allows those around them to disrespect the flag, should be honored. That's freedom, let it ring.




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6 comments:

  1. Great post. God bless your father.

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  2. OMG, this post brought tears to my eyes, too -- so many issues here, the love you have for your Dad, his heroism & patriotism, the man in the wheelchair, how ignorant kids are today that don't know how to respect our flag or our nation -- and all the rest you mention. I am so proud of our military and their bravery to make it possible for our fat, dumb and happy nation to continue on their blind and selfish ways. The next generation will be asked to sacrifice so much -- too bad so many of them won't even know what they've lost. God bless those that gave their lives over the centuries that we might be free. And bless all those who are serving now and who have served in the past. Their love for our nation has preserved our liberty. Thanks for your post today!

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  3. My dad was in the National Guard and his brothers were in the Army and Air Force. My mom had brothers in the war, too. Thanks for remembering and talking about it. LET FREEDOM RING. You have an award over at my blog. :)

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  4. Oh my that man standing! A nice tribute to your father, thanks for sharing.

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  5. God Bless him!!

    Beautiful blog you have here!

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