Have you ever listened to a ‘Medal of Honor’ ceremony? Before the giving of the medal they read the description of what took place in battle that led to its earning. There is one common theme in all of the descriptions. It is always about protecting someone. It might be a wounded comrade. It might be a village under fire. It might be a whole company ambushed. But the killing of the enemy is never why the medal is given. The medal is always given for the protecting. That is what heroism is about.
Why are there no names on these headstones? Because you get to fill them in. What great names are in your family’s memory?
Why do all the headstones look the same? Because the inheritance of great examples are remarkably similar on the outside. It’s about love, sacrifice, perseverance, courage, mercy, compassion, self-denial. It’s only on the inside of each family, each person, that those heroic characteristics bloom in individual glory. The world sees the words and the story. The family sees the individual.
Who do you remember today?
Quote by Benjamin Disraeli