Wednesday is Veteran's Day, and to kick off the celebration this week, our local Garden Club created a gorgeous memorial in their rose garden at Santa Rita Park. Today, among a crowd of 100s, Durango became the first City in Colorado to host a Blue Star Highway, a tribute to the armed forces that have defended our country.
The idea dates back to 1944 when the New Jersey State Council of Garden Clubs planted 8,000 dogwood trees along U.S. 22 as a living memorial to the Armed Forces from their state. The Blue Star, taken from the blue star in the service flag, was chosen to symbolize the memorial because it was used in WW II on flags and homes of families who had a son or daughter in the service.
Whether or not we agree on the current state of affairs, it is important that we recognize the courage of our men and women throughout the world who have fought to bring us the freedoms we all enjoy. Today we had the honor of thanking these brave souls, among them two Navajo Code Talkers from WWII, in a beautiful ceremony on a gorgeous fall day.
