I was out of town over the Memorial Day weekend and was not able to salute those who have given their lives for the principles upon which this Republic stands.
My son, however, took part in our local community's Remembrance celebration at our local cemetary. As a first year Webelo, his pack, along with other Cub and Boy Scouts, were asked to stand at attention during the entire ceremony. They stood at attention through the speeches by the mayor and by a couple of the veterans. They stood through the 21-gun salute and other symbolism of the ceremony.
When I asked my son about it, he stated, "We just stood there and did nothing."
My wife and I explained that it might seem like nothing to him but it wasn't nothing to those veterans that were at the ceremony. They had fought in these past wars and probably watched their fellow soldiers and friends die.
We explained that standing at attention is to place honor on that which the attention is paid. These old veterans saw young scouts standing at attention, honoring them and the principles for which they fought and died.
These old veterans watched, as the next generation that will be responsible for defending liberty, honored those who came before; those who have taken up, and laid down their lives for, that cause.
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