As of May 26, 2025, approximately 1,355,000 service personnel have died in our nation’s conflicts since the Revolutionary War. And that doesn’t even account for all of their family members and friends.

I’m honoring those who died as well as those who lost them in service to our country. Memorial Day 2025.

Assembled Story: Lives Sacrificed for Our Freedom

The players:

• Mom’s beautiful American flag that she flew proudly on Memorial Day and Independence Day
• Metal star cookie cutters from some old crafting project of mine (can you find them with the flowers?)
• Red and white petunia blooms combined with backyard privet branches