Memorial Day...

Here in the USA, 

we are celebrating Memorial Day...

remembering the people who died 

while serving in the armed forces...

and

In honor to all those men and women 

serving with dedication their country

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,  in Arlington National cemetery, In Virginia,  USA

photo taken by Karin Markert

When I saw this photograph, I was strike by the beauty of it, I did a small research on the author since the photo that I saw initially was posted on Facebook and did not have any watermarks...
after digging a little bit,  I found HER....

Her name is Karin Markert, a photographer who is married to a soldier who belongs to the unit of the Old Guard (3rd US infantry Regiment).

She took this photo back in September 2012, it went viral in Facebook and Twitter but with no proper rights given to the original author...

Please read her article at her blog on copyrights: "Copyright infringement of photos?" ...
very interesting lesson!

and visit her amazing site of photography as well: KLMARKERT Photography

I want as well to dedicate this post to the people ALIVE serving  right now...

and let's be thankful for them, 

who are willing to sacrifice everything for the well being of their countrymen!

Happy Memorial Day

No paper craft for today :)