Memorial Day: Honoring Their Courage, Together
On this Memorial Day, we pause.
In the business of our lives—filled with routines, gatherings, and gentle joys—it can be easy to move through the day as just another long weekend. But at its heart, Memorial Day is a sacred moment: a chance to remember, reflect, and honor.
Today, we at Modern Prairie remember those who gave their lives in service to this country. Their sacrifice wasn’t abstract—it was personal. It was sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends, spouses, and neighbors. It was ordinary people who made an extraordinary choice to serve, and who never made it home.
For many in our community, Memorial Day carries deep emotion. Some of us have stories passed down through generations. Others have folded flags, worn photographs, or graves we visit in quiet. Whether your connection is personal or reverent from a distance, you are welcome here in this moment of remembrance.
We believe there’s something powerful in taking time to honor the past—in keeping traditions alive, and in remembering those who made our freedom possible. You don’t have to do something grand. Sometimes, it’s the small, intentional acts that mean the most.
Here are a few simple ways we’re honoring Memorial Day within our community:
Lighting a candle in the window at dusk.
Sharing stories of loved ones who served.
Placing wildflowers or flags at a local memorial or cemetary.
Cooking a family recipe passed down by someone we've lost.
Sitting in silence, holding space.
As a community rooted in connection and care, we hold this day gently, together. We extend our gratitude not only to those who served, but to the families who carry their memory forward.
If someone in your life has served — and especially if they made the ultimate sacrifice — we invite you to share a memory with us in the comments below.
A name.
A moment.
A lesson.
A photo.
However small or simple it may seem, your story matters. Their courage deserves to be remembered.
From all of us at Modern Prairie, thank you—for remembering, for honoring, and for walking with us in this moment.
With heartfelt appreciation,
The Modern Prairie Team
17 comments
Patton prayer good weather, whole army prayed,they continued from victory to victory. My whole family was serving WW2 and all survived the battles, thank you!! Danger battles France coast !! Survival. Mm, god bless America, thank you prairie friends!
My dad was a tail gunner in the Army Air-force during WW2. Dad passed in 1957 due to an accident. A couple if his buddies have passed information about dads soft heart that talked to him his entire Mitary Service. As s kid, he snd J got sling ver well snd I inly remember ince ever having his hand applied to my backside. What I do remember is the “ chocokate bars he would share with us kids – just because, the trips to sit along the cliffs if the Columbia river pitching pennies into the water, sharing an orange soda. We would talk about The Dalles Dam being built ( he worked there.). When he passed away it was due to him helping a friend who asked him to teach construction workers how to handle karge ewuipment that was broken down. Dad was on vacation but didn’t want to let down his friend, or let young men just learning construction go without proper training. His boss said that was just dads way, he would help anyone any way he could. Slowly he was putting the memories of those flights during WW 2 into a closing memory book and replacing tough memories with good ones. I was in elementary school when became an Angel but remember him and to this day carry a picture of this young Military Dad of mine.