Memorial Day 2021

Posted in Children, Grief, Holidays, Jim Kepler, Jimmie A. Kepler, Jimmie Aaron Kepler, Jimmie Kepler, Memoir, Relationships, Widower

Memorials

Memorial Day is a great way to remember. As a widower, I’ve lost my wife. I have the sweet remembrances of our decades together.

I can use days like Memorial Day to educate my adult children and grandchildren about my country’s history and my family history.

Three Holidays for the US Military

In the United States of America we have three holidays for the US military.

  1. Armed Forces Day – for those who are wearing their uniform,
  2. Memorial Day – for those who died in military service who never took off their uniform, and
  3. Veterans Day – for those who served, have taken off their uniform, and now have it hanging in their closet.

Soldier Flag Photo Memorial Day Facebook Post-4

Holiday Traditions

You can start or continue a family tradition by spending a few minutes visiting the grave of a family member or extend family member who died in service. You can use the day to fellowship with your family as well as make sure they remember the sacrifices your family and friends have mad.

 

Published by Jimmie Aaron Kepler, Ed.D.

Jimmie Aaron Kepler is an award-winning writer and poet. Born in San Antonio, Texas, to a career military father and stay at home mother, he lived in six states and attended eight schools before graduating high school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in English and Military Science from The University of Texas at Arlington, Master of Arts and Master of Religious Education degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the Doctor of Education degree. His writing awards includes finalist in the 15th National Indie Excellence Awards for Self-Help Spiritual, CIPA EVVY 2021 Bronze Winner in the Spiritual/Religion Category and the 2021 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite for Christian Non-Fiction for Kissing Guilt Goodbye: Breaking Free from the Shackles of Shame (enLIVEn Devotional Series Book 3) for which he was a contributor and the East Texas Christian Writer’s Conference best short story award. Before writing full time, he worked as a US Army officer for 8-years, religious educator for 18-years, and as an IT software application engineer for over 20-years. He is a widower. He lives in North Texas with his cat Lacey. View all posts by Jimmie Aaron Kepler, Ed.D.

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