This morning we are attending the burial service at Arlington National Cemetery for our good friend, Tom Light. We arrived in Arlington yesterday to be here for the 8 am arrival time. In Philippians chapter two Paul commends a faithful believer who has worked hard with these words, “Welcome him in the Lord’s love and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like him deserve.” We do that for Tom even as his country honors him for his long service. When John Glenn lifted off in Friendship 7 he inspired a young man on a journey that led to military aviation and to this sacred place and so we echo the words to Glenn on that morning in 1962, Godspeed, Lt. Col. Thomas Light.
One of the many National Cemeteries.