The flame of your death blazes
Tears spread for a life so green
Memories rage, choke, fill
The smoke of tomorrow
In the broken shade.
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Poem by Brenda L. McCartney
Today I learned that my friend, colleague and someone who calls me Aunty has passed. Rest forever Elkin Cox I will miss you dearly.
Photographed by John Aikins
Recently I watched this video that my younger cousins and her friends where in awe about. This was really a solemn video and quite compelling as the artist Trey Songz immerses himself in the story. The story is about a young wife being called off to the war and leaves her husband and two year old daughter behind. She is killed in the line of duty and they delivered the news to her husband. Amazing! Can you believe this is everyday reality for most soldiers and their families? There is a lot we really take for granted in this life. Whatever we decide to do today let us call to mind the fallen, those who have served in fighting wars, both living and departed. Let us also pray for all those who are currently in the line of duty or who are preparing to leave. Let us commit to memory those who have died, their sacrifice and legacy that live on in the spirit of those who continue to serve. They are missed.
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