Field of Honor
Field of Honor, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Looking upon the sea of flags at the Field of Honor, a "living" tribute to our veterans and the heroes serving our country, it was a meltdown moment of reality.
Each flag represented men and women and their families and the sacrifices made for our freedom, and others throughout the world.
All pictures taken by Bev Lemley ~ All rights reserved
Two Thousand Flags
Different organizations and individuals sponsored hundreds of flags for this annual tribute, in fact, this year, 2,000 were sponsored.
Each flag is issued a yellow ribbon and tag that serves to identify an individual and those paying tribute. Knowing some gave the supreme sacrifice for my freedom, I was humbled to honor all the great heros of our country.
Thank you for your visit!
This lens donates 100 percent to Our Forgotten Warriors, a charity for our veterans, which in part has a service pet assistant program, Aide to Care for Service Dogs. Make a direct donation? Sure! Make a Donation How wonderful is that?! Peace!
Awed and Awesome to See
The Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation in Fayetteville, North Carolina, offers this moving tribute for everyone to see. Visitors from around the world have signed the guestbook. The parimeters allow you to view the flags in their perfectly aligned rows, as if to salute the visitors. Naturally, it's the other way around.
The Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation offers history and artifacts, starting visitors with a look at the beginning of parachute and airborne and special operations units. The name of the first parachute unit says it all: The U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon. How brave those men were! In fact, the museum lists on its Web site that Lieutenant Bill Ryder was the first man to stand and jump, August 16th, 1940 ~ no wonder there is a Field of Honor saluting these brave heroes fighting to secure our country and the world!
Attention!
Visit Field of Honor At Attention for a surprise visit at the Field of Honor that will melt your heart!
Field of Honor ~ Thank you, Fayetteville... - ...for honoring our heroes and their families.
The following video is a wonderful tribute and behind the scenes look at how it came to be, and how it has touched many lives, and where it is going in the future.
Up and Coming
A great article by Stephanie Crider of Up and Coming Weekly offers a community view of this tribute, citing Carin Savel as coordinator, who likened the Field of Honor presentation to Arlington or Normandy.
Preparing for the Field of Honor...
How it all began...
Our Forgotten Warriors
This lens donates 100 percent to Our Forgotten Warriors, a charity for our veterans, which in part has a service pet assistant program, Aide to Care for Service Dogs. Make a direct donation? Sure! Make a Donation How wonderful is that?! Peace!
Glory Days... - ...a little more about the Field of Honor...
Please sign our guestbook!
