Memorial Day 2022: The Bravest Boehme

My 89-year old mom and I will visit Sunset Lane today–our hometown cemetery–to honor loved ones on Memorial Day. The scenic property overlooking Sinclair Inlet will be bedecked with 200 American flags honoring those who fought for our freedom.

We will walk the grounds and place home-grown flowers by the tombstones of our loved ones. We must never forget their love of God and family, and their devotion to our country.

“Forgetting” should be considered a sin in our lives.

Every Memorial Day I love to honor my “Uncle Dick” Boehme who gave his life for our country.

He is the Bravest Boehme.

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Memorial Day 2021: The Bravest Boehme

My mom and I visited Sunset Lane today–our hometown cemetery–to honor loved ones on Memorial Day. The scenic property overlooking Sinclair Inlet was bedecked with American flags while hundreds stood for a military ceremony then visited nearby gravesites.

We walked the grounds and placed beautiful rhododendron from mom’s yard by the tombstones of our loved ones. We prayed, thanked God for their lives, their love of God and family, and their devotion to our country.

May coming generations continue to remember them.

Every Memorial Day I love to honor my “Uncle Dick” Boehme who gave his life for our freedom.

He is the Bravest Boehme.

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Memorial Day 2021: The Bravest Boehme

Of the ten official holidays on the American calendar, some commemorate secular events and others point to spiritual realities.

Memorial Day stands out as our most spiritual secular holiday because our remembrance of those who died for our freedom mirrors the death of Jesus Christ for our eternal salvation.

In both cases, God wants never to forget John 15:13: “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

Remember Jesus every day. Remember our soldiers on Memorial Day and others.

My uncle, Richard Boehme, gave his life for his country in World War II. He is the bravest Boehme.

This is his heroic story.

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