Last Saturday we traveled to Arco to visit my grandma for her birthday. Her health has deteriorated these last few weeks so she is now in the nursing home in Arco. It is so hard to see your loved ones get old and unable to take care of themselves. The little get together was nice. My parents were there, Heather, Josh, and their children, Rhonda and Peggy, and Rhonda's son Teddy. I'm not sure if grandma understood what was going on or why we were there-but it was nice to see her.
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| Cortlynn and Grandma Norma---Norma's 86th Birthday |
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| Grandpa Bud in his black hat |
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| Rhonda and Peggy |
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| These three look like they are up to something |
When we were leaving the hospital the clouds around the number hill were really pretty. Seeing this was strange-it looked more like fall weather not May 26th weather. We also decided to visit the Lost River's cemetery and the Arco cemetery for memorial day. The kids thought it was neat to place flowers on the graves of family members as well as some of our friends that had past away.
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| Amazing that this photo was taken on May 26th....not in the fall |
On Monday my parents came over so I took them to the Field of Heroes:located at one of the High School's soccer field. This is a memorial for all the servicemen and women that have past away in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning of the war. (this doesn't include those lost in Deseret Storm) There are over 6400 individuals that have been killed. This memorial started just a few years ago and it is displayed during Memorial Day weekend. All the crosses are labeled with individual names, their rank, and the date they past away; than they are placed in perfect rows. It was just like Arlington cemetery--every direction you looked, there were perfect lines of crosses. Sooooo much work went into this and it was amazing to see. The atmosphere was somber and although no one was actually buried there--it still felt like a "sacred" place.
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| Field of Heroes 2012 |
You can see the line of people on the right--this area had all the soldiers from Idaho that have been killed. The Idaho soldiers had photos and a back story along with their crosses. There were also a lot of flowers and arrangements left at various crosses-not only at the Idaho soldiers spots, but also the other crosses. It really puts the loss in perspective when you visually see the crosses that represent the deaths.
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| The line on the left with all of the people are ALL the causalities from Idaho |
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| Local soldier from Idaho Falls that past away Nov 2011 |
These photos really don't give the full picture of the field. I think everyone should visit this field if they have the opportunity. This year the field actually made the national news; what an amazing thing for a small town in Idaho that is making a little difference in the lives and memories of soldiers and their families.
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