In Honor of the Fallen

In honor of the fallen: 

• 31 lost
• 31 unwanted visits
• 31 doors receive that dreaded knock
• 31 families with shattered hearts
• 31 pairs of boots lined up with rifles and dog tags and helmets
• 31 comrades remembered and grieved for 
• 31 funeral services 
• 31 names on newly made grave markers
• 31 empty places at the table
• 31 souls who gave all, whose lives leave a void, 
• so take 31 seconds to pray and pay respect.