Monday, May 28, 2012

Thank You

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The above photos are from my City's cemetery. Every year the American Legion does the little crosses and flags in honor of the local veterans who are buried there. I drove my husband--a Vietnam vet--there a couple of years ago. When he saw all those flags, he cried.

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  1. Last Memorial Day I was in Washington DC and saw for myself how you commemorate the day. I also visited Arlington Cematary, a most awesome sight.

    Haver a great day.

    Yvonne.

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  2. That kind of visual makes the cost of freedom very real, even for those of us who have never been in the military. Thanks for that reminder, Donna.

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  3. We should never forget, big thanks no matter where we live.

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  4. Those flags make a stunning visual impact. Beautiful.

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  5. Great image! I love the American Legion and the little flags they put out.

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  6. What a beautiful post. This is what Memorial Day is really about.

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  7. This is a very powerful day and more should appreciate as such. That sounds like it would be hard not to get teared up upon viewing. Happy Memorial Day, Donna!

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  8. Yeah, there is something heart wrenching about seeing all those flags on the graves of men and women who fought so bravely for our freedom! Great post...

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  9. My father is a Vietnam veteran, and I was raised with a deep respect for the military. Thank you for sharing this, Donna.

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  10. I cry every time I see photos like this, especially when a child is included in it.

    I don't think we do the flag thing in Canada. But then our day of Remembrance is in November. Not the best time of the year to be putting flags on the tombstones.

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  11. GIves me chills... we forget so easy how much has been sacrificed for every little thing that we have...

    Thanks for sharing, Donna. I do love this holiday :)

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  12. My father was in the army. My foster brother was a navy seal in Vietnam. Lon's grandfather was one of the first 4 frogmen (later Seals) for the USA. I have University friends who manned lighthouses or served in Desert Storm. One of my best friends was an MP in Germany. They don't talk about their service. They just did it.

    We went to the cemetery today and cleaned up graves. It's a desert place and the weeds grow tall and stickery. But every year we go and make the graves shine. I always weep, even though I know they have gone on to something better. Somehow I feel them standing nearby, watching as we wield the hula hoe. It's all I can do for them now, other than thank them for their sacrifices or tell them we miss them.

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  13. Here's something my Canadian friend sent me once. I love it:
    by John McCrae, May 1915

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
    Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark our place; and in the sky
    The larks, still bravely singing, fly
    Scarce heard amid the guns below.

    We are the Dead. Short days ago
    We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
    Loved and were loved, and now we lie
    In Flanders fields.

    Take up our quarrel with the foe:
    To you from failing hands we throw
    The torch; be yours to hold it high.
    If ye break faith with us who die
    We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
    In Flanders fields.

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  14. That's a beautiful sculpture. I love seeing the flags set out like that--it's a stunning visual.

    Thank you to your husband for his service.

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