Legal Commentary

It's About What You Give

By Patrick J. Lamb

Here is the Christmas prayer said for those who have paid the ultimate price in our defense:

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.

Know the line has held, your job is done.

Rest easy, sleep well.

Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.

Peace, peace, and farewell...

Every year, 5,000 wreathes are laid against the headstones of soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery.  The wreathes are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine.  The wreathes and the cost to transport them are donated by Merrill Worcester, who owns the wreath company. 

This is but one of many stories that appear at Christmas time that remind us that the true measure of Christmas is what we give, not what we get. 

Tonight, I'll be at the home of neighbors whose son is spending his Christmas in Iraq.  Regardless of one's views of the military conflicts our nation fights, it remains true that most men and women in the military are kids doing what they think is right.  And regardless of rank, those serving have families who miss them terribly, maybe a bit more now than other days.  Remember them--those serving and those who miss them--in your prayers tonight.

Merry Christmas to all.

Full post as published by In Search of Perfect Client Service on December 24, 2008 (boomark / email).