I know Memorial Day has come and gone for 2015 - but I stumbled across this story today. It's a year old, but if you haven't seen it before today, it's a must read, and watch!

Last year, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, an 11 year old boy went to Normandy with his family to commemorate the day, and the memory of those soldiers who were lost on the beaches there. He was dressed in a WWII uniform. The story goes that the local police wouldn't let him into the cemetery dressed like that.

So the little boy took the American flag down to Omaha Beach, where he stood at attention and held a salute until he nearly collapsed from exhaustion. His father videotaped and photographed him. The result is below.

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