We started out by taking flowers to Papa Quent's grave, and then walked over to the wonderful display of white crosses toped with American flags memorializing those who have served our country. The beautiful flags fluttered in the breeze and we were so surprised to see Papa's name on one of the carefully placed markers! (Thanks to the American Legion!) We also enjoyed a wonderful program organized by our city to honor our past Veterans. Our hearts were full of pride for Dad's service in the Army, and for our grandchildren who said the "Pledge of Allegiance" and stood at attention with their hands over their hearts while the flag was lowered and replaced with a new one. The grandkids were especially thrilled with the flyover of two vintage planes, one red and one blue, flying in perfect formation!
Love of Country is such an important quality to instill in your grandchildren, and this was a meaningful moment for them and us. Seeing service men in uniform, listening to the High School bad play the anthem for each branch of the service, an watching the BYU Air Force ROTC award winning drill team!
Afterwords we all enjoyed breakfast on the patio at the Riverside Country Club, basking in the perfect weather overlooking the beautiful green corse!
We had plans to hike, golf and swim but gave in to the excited grandkids pleas to "just go swimming!". Who can resist swimming on the first day of the season after a long Utah winter? So we did just that! It was a thrill to whiteness the interaction of the grandkids, one year older, swimming, helping, and loving each other!
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