OGT DAILY Day One Hundred and Thirty Four MEMORIAL DAY

In memory of my husband's grandfather Irving Monroe Obreight who served in the US Army during the first World War.

Irving M. Obreight

My grandfather Gaston de Bethune who was a Colonel in the Belgian Army doing reconnaissance over German territory in hot air balloons mapping their positions.  He later enlisted in the American Coast Guard during the 1950's.  My grandfather Clark Lewis Maurer, a sailor in the US Navy during WW I; and my father-in-law Howard Dexter Wetherell, Sr. who served in Germany during WW II and then remained in the army reserves for years before marrying and becoming a father.

Drawing of a WWI Belgian soldier by Massonet

This bouquet from my garden is in honor of all my relatives who have served to keep others safe and free.