This year, like in the preceding ones, I attended the ceremonies of the Memorial Day and the remembrance acts in front of the Veteran's Wall at Jacksonville. I always like to be present on this day in which the city remember and wonderfully honor all the heroes and veterans that were residents of the city and in which the names of the veterans that have fall while in active ervice, their names are inscribed in the wall, including your name. This day was wonderful because I had the opportunity to talk with the person in charge and inform that I was your mother and that I was not in attendance the day when your name was included in the wall because for some unknown reason I and nobody of your family was notify. That person promise to me to mail the 2006 Program brochure, when your name was added in the wall and the good new is that it is already in my hands. I continue in conversations trying to obtain a copy of the event video.
I want to thanks Nate Hemphill for the special workout that he coordinated at the Crossfit Firebase Gym that he attends, on September 25, 2009 and that was dedicated in memoriam on the fourth anniversary of your departure. Nate and a group of friends put all their efforts to accomplish with all the requirements of the workout exercises until they were exhausted. Some of them finish the workout exercises before the others but all end the session very tired. I brought with me one of your photos, the one that I placed in this blog last year for your fourth anniversary, and when they see the photo, it give them more energy to continue with the workout. I want to thanks all the boys and girls that were part of the workout and one of the owners of the gym, Mrs. Raquel, for all the support given to that event.
Also I want to thanks your aunt Josefina Lezama, who about a month ago sent me as a gift a copy of a DVD video that she filmed during a visit to her home when you and Beth went to Venezuela to visit me in the year 2002. The video is short but I rejoice every time I watch it. Although I am not a fan of the video cameras, today I feel sorry for not having more of your image in videos to remember all the wonderful times we have enjoy together. She also sent me some of the photos taken that same day.
These are some of the photos taken at the Crossfit Firebase Gym:
