Camp Butler National Cemetery — Local services in Illinois

As I was driving back home to Colorado from Indianapolis I'd taken i-70 numerous times and I decided I didn't want to see the same route again so I took a different route through the back roads of Indiana and Illinois. I came to a small town in Illinois, ( spring field) I go through the town pass a neighborhood and I take a right hand turn I come up to a stop sign. I see a field lined with white headstones. I think to myself it's almost the 4th of July Independence Day, a day that we wouldn't have if it wasn't for the men and women laying at rest in these fields. I drove past Camp Butler National Cemetery. I have never seen a militaryy graveyard this size . The message it sent was strong and powerful to just see every one of those headstones knowing was a man or woman who gave their life for our country. Thank you to every man and woman who has ever served our country or who is...

My grandparents and my uncle and father where laid to rest here....and my other grandfather...Matthew Gilmour ...was the soilder that gave out the soilder honors with the well deserved 21 gun salute to all those who finally made it home....I personally never have been there I was incarcerated during all of there deaths ..my own fault....but they made sure they sent me the video they recorded upon request and allowed my written final word to be heard before folding that flag and firing off 21 rounds into the sky.....that meant more than. Anything other than me being there to see it for myself.....I never served but wish I did follow up on the way of the family just so I could lay with my grandfather and dad ....one day we will meet again....and forever will be able to tell all of our stories around that campfire...

Very nice people who work there. I went to visit my husband. They were digging graves close by. I started to walk up, but was unsure so I walked back to my car. But then I headed back just to see the tombstone. One guy shut off his machine and asked if I needed help locating a grave. I said I just wanted to see my husband's, but didn't want to interfere with their job. The other guy shut off his machine and they bowed their heads. I didn't stay long because they had at least two sites to dig. I was thankful for the honor they showed to me and my husband. I would give ten...