Happy Memorial Day - From The Obamas

Memorial Day is always a very special day for me because I have lots of cousins and relatives who have served and died in wars over the years.  This year President Obama wanted to recognize my great grand daddy, First Lieutenant James Earl Taylor, who served as a US marine in WWII.

We've all seen the famous picture of the Iwa Jima flag raising, but what many don't realize is that when you see the uncut version of the picture you see my great grandfather in the foreground, who is actually supervising and giving the order to "Men, put that flag up.  I don't care what it takes, we are not leaving this place until we show exactly what we stand for...The U.S of A."

This is the pic you're probably all familiar with

This is the uncut version

So, "Big Boy B" (that's President Obama to you guys) invited me out to spend time with the family and receive an award in behalf of my grandfather.  It was a pretty great day.

Playing on the lawn with my new best friends