Memorial Day in Long Beach

I have not lived much of my life in the United States of America so I have never been super patriotic. Today however, my heart swelled with pride and tears filled my eyes as I observed Memorial Day commemorated here at the North African cemetery where more than 3,000 US soldiers are buried. Hearing the national anthem and taps being played and seeing the US flag flying high, walking among the graves of hundreds of soldiers was really quite moving. We took all the kids from our team to this celebration and then went out for lunch afterward. It was a great day and truly memorable!