The Cost of Freedom

I wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to those who have paid the ultimate price and those who will pay the ultimate price for protecting my family and I. Regardless of your politics or how you may feel about a particular war, our fallen men and women deserve respect and honor. It takes a courageous and brave person to willingly stand up and fight for one’s country, a courage and bravery that I will never know. This is why I salute those who have fallen and those who will. Thank you for your service and sacrifice!

So Many

14097548341_4b385cb910_k — Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery – Nashville, Tennessee – Olympus OM1 / 28mm f3.5 / Fuji Superior 400 / Film Box Lab

Gone But Not Forgotten

7284584746_813eb1a97a_k — Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery – Nashville, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / 14-42mm f3.5

Old Glory Still Stands

7296130052_071988fc1b_k — Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery – Nashville, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / 14-42mm f3.5

Fallen Fathers

9070664593_ba9a358016_k — Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery – Nashville, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / 14-42mm f3.5

The Ultimate Sacrifice

7284584464_36bd819aab_k — Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery – Nashville, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / Sigma 30mm f1.4

Women Serve Too

7286779194_866bf7e173_k — Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery – Nashville, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / Sigma 30mm f1.4

Fallen Soldiers

10701350243_535dca639f_k — Spring Hill Cemetery – Spring Hill, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / Sigma 30mm f1.4

Remembering

13953996266_b47354ed55_k — Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall – Polk Memorial Gardens – Columbia, Tennessee – Olympus E520 / Sigma 30mm f1.4

Paying Respect

18944418366_e076dc7e1e_k — Carnton Plantation – Franklin, Tennessee – Olympus OM1 / 50mm f1.8 / Kodak Portra 400 / Film Box Lab

Resting Place

18750790510_295a78f983_k — Carnton Plantation – Franklin, Tennessee – Mamiya 645 1000S / 80mm f2.8 / Kodak TRI-X 400 / Film Box Lab

Solemn Victory

18882890009_6468399953_k — Stones River National Cemetery – Murfreesboro, Tennessee – Mamiya 645 1000S / 80mm f2.8 / Kodak TRI-X 400 / Film Box Lab

Sacrifice

19103763271_901d15979a_k — Stones River National Cemetery – Murfreesboro, Tennessee – Mamiya 645 1000S / 80mm f2.8 / Kodak TRI-X 400 / Film Box Lab

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge that even though a lot of our veterans came home, a part of them died on the battlefield. Thus, they should be memorialized as well. For some, they will never be the same.

Lonely Veteran

21425783610_ccaca51e28_k — West End – Nashville, Tennessee – Mamiya 645 1000S / 80mm f2.8 / Kodak Portra 400 / Film Box Lab

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