As we solemnly gather this Memorial Day to bestow our most honored respect to the many veterans and loved ones that find eternal rest in our local cemeteries, it is most heartfelt. Though there are many people visiting the greater Concord area.
Sometimes stories have a happy ending, other times perhaps not. Concord is a place that is rich with history, history that lives on with each and every person that walks our streets each day. We pass buildings that hold centuries of memories, walk.
There are times in life when we gather for the common good, we come together and reflect on the objective at hand. Politics, religion gender or beliefs are simply not a factor. Sometimes it is a pleasant occasion that creates this unique harmonic.
As we solemnly gather this Memorial Day to bestow our most honored respect to the many veterans and loved ones that find eternal rest in our local cemeteries, it is most heartfelt. Though there are many people visiting the greater Concord area.
By JAMES SPAINFor the MonitorThere was sorrow as my family sat solemnly together for the very last meal they would consume as one. Early the next morning my great-grandparents would walk to the Concord Train Depot with their son to wave as he.