Remember

So, it is Veteran's Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day here in Canada. Both of these countries garner my interest as my life has been lived in both. I did not know until recently that one of my family members, Capt. Michael Joseph O'Brien, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, also spent some time in Canada, though in Newfoundland and not out here in the prairies. I did not know either, or had forgotten, that his father, my grandfather served in the U.S. Army in the Panama Canal....that was a long time ago for sure.

Anyway, here's a slide show to honor his life and his recent funeral at Arlington.

Part 1

Part 2

Arlington Ceremony