With Memorial Day coming up I know many of us will be gathering with friends and family for barbecues and celebrating the onset of summer. I think it is important to pause and take a time to honor those who have fallen in service of our country and given us all the freedom we are so blessed to enjoy. I came up with the following; an easy, inexpensive and quick way to add extra meaning to your celebrations this coming weekend. You can put these together in minutes! Small, hand held flags are for sale and available just about anywhere right now for mere pennies a piece. These flags are about 3" x 5" and come attached to a 12" wooden dowel. How I made these unique was by finding some favorite quotes (I'll provide a list at the end of the post) relevant to the service and sacrifice of soldiers. I printed them off and included interpretations and meanings of each quote. I cut each quote out to fit inside the flags and attache