Posted Monday, May 25th, 2009:

Today in America we honor the men and women in the military who have given their lives in service to their country.  To quote the original Army proclamation regarding this holiday from 1868,  "Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic." 

Literally over a million men and women have died in wars throughout our nation's history. They are our heroes from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and Afghanistan.  As the proud daughter of a member of the US military who served in World War II, Brooks Shaw, today we pause to honor and commemorate their ultimate sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.  God bless them and God bless America.

In honor of our military we daily offer a discount in our Old Country Store restaurant to active duty and retired military as a small token of appreciation for their service to our nation.

Here is a picture of a picture so pardon the glare but it's a wonderful portrait of Brooks Shaw during his service in World War II...