On our way south from Anacortes, we stopped at Tahoma National Cemetery to visit my father-in-law’s grave. He died in November, 2020 and, as veteran who served at the end of WWII, had the benefit of being able to be interred at one of the national cemeteries. This being Memorial Day, I thought I would write to honor him and all those who have fought for our country.

The Tahoma National Cemetery is east of Kent, Washington. The day we visited was beautiful. It was warm but not hot. The sky was clear. Mt. Rainier was visible in the distance.

The VA has a good grave locator. The grave locator has a link to a map and with it we were able to find his grave without any trouble.

It was nice to wander and look at ways the men and women buried there had served our country.

May God bless all who have served and are serving the United States of America. In particular, may God care for those who gave their lives in service to our country. As Abraham Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address:

… that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863