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Before sunrise in Normandy, thousands of flags were placed to honor thousands of lives.
Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Military Academy cadets, and members of the American Battle Monuments Commission placed 18,778 flags at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 5, during events commemorating the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.
The flags included 9,389 U.S. flags and 9,389 French flags, honoring the service members buried there and the enduring bond between the United States and France.
Please help me honor Army Pfc. Matthew H. Walker, he died today but in June 5, 2014 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy fire.
He was 20.
Many of you may not know that I served for 8 years on the DOD honor Detail in Fort Smith, Arkansas as the electronic bugler.
Every time I stood on the Honor Detail and raised that bugle this was my view.
Not a crowd.
Not a parade.
Just row after row of white headstones stretching across the green hills of the Fort Smith National Cemetery.
From where I stood, I could see the stones of men and women who had worn the uniform long before I did. Some had fought in wars history remembers. Others served quietly and came home to ordinary lives before making one final journey to that sacred ground.
People hear the bugle and think it’s just a song. It isn’t.
When those first notes of Taps leave that bugle, time seems to stop. Families cling to one another. Veterans stand a little straighter. Even the wind seems to soften.
And as I looked through the curve of that brass instrument, all I could see were those headstones.
I often wondered about the lives behind them. The young Marine who never got to grow old. The Army medic who came home carrying invisible scars. The sailor whose grandchildren only know him from faded photographs.
For those few moments, it felt like it wasn’t just playing for the family gathered around the casket. It was playing for every single one of them.
As a Marine, I was taught that we never leave our own behind. Standing there, bugle in hand, looking across that sea of white marble, I realized that promise doesn’t end when the battle is over.
Your watch is over. Rest easy. We will remember.
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Hey! I added some really big dream items for the sports seasons. If you don’t know I help the sports coordinator and often ride the bus and supervise students unpaid. Also, some stuff for my classroom! #clearthelist2026
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Hey folks, today I’d like to take a moment to share something deeply personal with you.
Over the past few years, my family has walked through a season of profound love and loss. My son Mac was a remarkable young man, full of talent, heart, and purpose. An incredible musician and composer, in 2018 Mac was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer and our family entered a journey that none of us could have prepared for.
A little over two years ago I went to work writing my second book, sharing his story, as well as challenges and blessings our family experienced along the way, the love that held us together, the faith that sustained us, the grief that changed us, and how we continue to move forward daily with a strength we didn’t know we had.
And now Thomas Nelson and @People Magazine begin the next part of this journey.
This book is for Mac. It’s also for anyone who has faced loss, uncertainty, or hardship, and is searching for a line of hope in the middle of it. Something I feel I needed to do to help with my own healing.
I’m thankful to People for sharing the launch of our presale today. Graceful Warrior: The True Story of a Son, a Father, and a Family Who Carried Each Other Through is now available for preorder and will officially be released on Mac’s birthday, Nov 10th.
Thank you for your consideration.
Read the full People article: https://t.co/vQxjAd9Jxs
Preorder today: https://t.co/AZqmsdalF3
Such a great trip bringing the Lt. Dan Band to England for back to back concerts for the troops at Lakenheath & Fairford Air Force Bases. And while here, I got to visit the town of Kimbolton where my Uncle Jack was stationed in WWII flying 30 missions as a navigator on a B-17 bomber with the 379th Group.
To think my Uncle Jack was walking on these hallowed grounds during the heat of the battle, all those years ago, and to see it all firsthand is a true blessing.
My good pal, Tim Gray is doing a documentary on my uncles Jack and Jerry who served in WWII and I’ll be sure to share more about that when the time comes. More soon. 🙏🏼🇺🇸