Honor and Remembrance

National Memorial of the Pacific
Close to my "growing up home"
on the island of Oahu.
It is a beautiful place
which also holds these words
for the thousands who are missing,
lost, or buried at sea.

IN THESE GARDENS ARE RECORDED
THE NAMES OF AMERICANS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
AND WHOSE EARTHLY RESTING PLACE
IS KNOWN ONLY TO GOD