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We Will Never Forget

10 years ago

As we celebrate Memorial Day with our cook-outs and whatever, let's not forget those who gave all for our country. Rest in peace.

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pkramer60
10 years ago
It is a solemn day of remembrance, honoring our fallen and those that have served us so well.

My neighborhood held its annual Memorial Day parade this morning. We have been doing it all my life, so over 50 years. All branches of the military are there and this year we had a new group, residents and family marched carrying photos of those that are missed. Very moving.

To those that have and are serving to protect us and our freedom, a very heartfelt Thank you!
bcskye
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10 years ago
What a wonderful way to celebrate Memorial Day.
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Linderhof1208
10 years ago
I feel privileged to live in a town that has National Cemetery No 1 -- and the town came out to honor the fallen heroes this morning as well as the veterans both living and dead.

It was a great ceremony!

Ending in a 21 gun salute and taps --

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annie1971
10 years ago
I am proud, sad and angry -- so many emotions. So many fallen and permanently wounded. The only war we started was the Revolutionary War to attain our freedom -- but it goes on. I am very privileged to live in an area where we remember. Our home is not far from a Veterans' cemetery -- that military fly-over on Memorial Day or during a burial is something that sparks emotion and sadness and anger. I will never forget!!
mustangs81
10 years ago
The first thing I did this morning (as I do every Memorial Day) is *buy a new mattressthrough> call my brother, the ranger, and thank him for his 3 tours. An organization I'm a member of put out flags around the grounds of the VA hospital then visited patients; now that is a very sad experience. I don't think I can sleep easily after that.

*It is frustrating watching the TV ads leading up to Memorial Day; many are oblivious as to the real purpose.
annie1992
10 years ago
We also have a parade, the Boy Scouts raise the flag at the Fire Barn and lead the Pledge of Allegiance, then the American Legion Honor Guard, the local VFW, the Veteran's Affairs Office employees (yes my tiny county has one and a voted millage for funds to help veterans and their families), the Shriner's, the high school marching band, the Posse on horseback, the city police department and the fire department march up Main Street to the small cemetery just west of town. Anyone who care to walk, ride a bike, drive behind, whatever, comes along. The band plays "God Bless America" and "America the Beautiful". Someone sings the Anthem. A veteran or a group of them speak about serving the country and the ultimate sacrifice made. A 21 gun salute and Taps finishes the ceremony and flags are placed on the graves of veterans. It's been that way in every small town and cemetery in my area for as long as I can remember. I remember standing in the Hungerford Lake Cemetary reciting the Gettysburg Address and "Flanders' Field", some years in the snow.

Dad was a Korean Air Force Vet. Uncle Marty did two tours of duty in Vietnam. Uncle Leon was in the Marines, Uncle Chuck in the Navy. They're all gone now. My Grandfather was in WWII and I still have nephews in the service now. My stepson was injured and has a Purple Heart from his time in Kosovo. My family takes Memorial Day seriously.

But there's another memory too. Back when Memorial Day was always on the 30th of May, before all holidays were on Monday, my birthday was on Memorial Day. Dad told me the parades were for my birthday. When I got in school and found he had lied, I was not happy, but then he reminded me that I would never EVER have to go to school on my birthday. Instead, I'd stand in the Hungerford Lake Cemetary and recite the Gettysburg Address, because it was an honor and it was important. I still remember it.

Annie
triciae
10 years ago
We also take Memorial Day seriously. Any family BBQs, visits, take place on Saturday or Sunday so we can honor the Vets Monday. As so many all across America Mystic's parade yesterday was well attended and emotional.

My father-in-law was a WWII vet (Navy, Pacific Theater), my Dad tried to join the Navy. His job was deemed to be too important to the War effort so he was rejected. Dad was a Supervisor at Kaiser in Portland, Oregon building Liberty Ships. I've got a large picture of him cutting the ribbon at a launch ceremony and an award he received from The US Defense Department for an idea he had to reduce the time it took to complete a ship. Although my paternal grandfather was too old to enlist, he became a US citizen on Christmas Eve 1941 to show unity with his new country - America. My brother-in-law was a Korean War veteran. Two of Mom's older brothers were WWII vets. The oldest, Harlan, contracted TB in France and died shortly after returning stateside. The next, Virgil, was wounded and blinded in action. I was gifted the US flag that draped his coffin at his Portland, Oregon funeral. Great Grandpa Patterson, a Swedish immigrant, fought under Grant in the Civil War. He passed away while on a VFW convention trip to Oregon. His flag draped coffin was returned home to Iowa by train for burial. Many of my ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. So, Memorial Day is a quiet day of reflection in my family. I have a special photo album for our family's vets that comes out on Memorial Day. Some of the pictures I received from the US War Department. They are really good at helping track down pictures, if you ask. Each Memorial Day, we pick one and visit their grave doing clean-up and maybe planting a daylily if we haven't already. Many of the old graves (Rev. War, War of 1812) are in small off the beaten path cemeteries without full-time maintenance. Sometimes, we've had to dig out their headstones buried for centuries. That's how I learned that Grandpa Runnels was a veteran. After digging up the headstone and washing away the dirt we discovered it read, "Here lies buried the body of Sergt. Samuel Runels who died the 17th of October, 1745". It is only from this inscription that we learned he bore the military title of Sergeant.

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rob333 (zone 7b)
10 years ago
We honored and praised them all three days this weekend. In as many ways as possible. Thank you.

Freedom isn't free, and I appreciate the sacrifices, big and small.

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