A Few of FR's Finest..Every Day..02-6,7-07..WW2: The War, The Era, The Monument, The FReeper Vets

February 6, 2007 | Dolly Howard

[MEG33]

~Thank You~
World War 2 Veterans

Thank you, Dolly, for this great tribute!

[MEG33]

Wonderful! ..I posted that to Grammy Luv, I recall! It's a beautiful rose.

[La Enchiladita]

Gracie, you know how I love pink roses. That one is divine. I must come back later and take a good look at this thread...

((HUGS))

[luvie]

You DID post it to me...and Piper..., Megs,and it IS beautiful. What is the name? I wonder if something that delicate-looking will grow in West Texas.

Good morning, galz...how are ya this morning?

You, too, Beachy! Cute graphic! Hope everyone stays warm. It's supposed to reach 70 degrees here! ~~ducking~~

[MEG33]

I think St Cecelia was what I noted from the photograph when I downloaded it..I'm not sure but it might have been in a British Columbia garden...I travel a lot by internet..LOL

[MEG33]

I've told the world of our warm weather..It's cold in the morning but the days are so nice..I will enjoy it while it lasts! If I remember correctly..we get some icy weather in February!

[Aquamarine]

This is an awesome WWII post Dolly. Thank you for your service Wheelbarrow.

My father served in the Naval Air Force, and father in law served in the Navy during WWII. My husbands uncle was also in the Navy and was killed aboard the USS Gilligan, burned alive at his gun after a Kamikaze pilot crashed into the ship.

My FIL is still living but is blind and has Alzheimer's, he's 79 and he told a story about his age when he entered the service at age 16. Said he was at sea in the Pacific for 18 months straight one time, they went into ports for supplies but never left the ship. He also spent some time on the Atlantic ocean and said the Atlantic ocean is much rougher than the Pacific.

[GodBlessUSA]

I found it on David Austin's roses. I think I will order it for this spring. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music and musicians :)

Speaking of roses, here's a favorite, I have from my other garden to plant here. I love this rose. It's perfect for this thread. World War II Memorial Rose

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Aqua
God Bless Your Dad IL.

Very sad to read of your hubby's Uncle. Brave Hero .

[Aquamarine]

Thanks GodblessUSA. When he's being a rascal sometimes I'll think, well he did spend too much time on that ship, and it's easy to forgive him. lol

[luvie]

Maybe we've already had the icy weather. When we were starting on our trip to see Piper last Friday, it was snowing and there was snow on the ground for the first 200 miles of the trip. The roads, however, were fine.

I am certainly enjoying the warmth! I couldn't believe the difference in temps from OK down to here.

[DollyCali]

Thank you Aqua and thanks for the info on your family. Do you have a pix of your dad & maybe do a little write up about him? I am hoping FReepers will feel excited about being able to share about their special WW2 people with stories & pix.

I wish I knew more about my dad's WW2 experiences. Like many men of the era, they didn't relish talking about the actual battle/war related stories..

Gratefully some have & we do have good records,

I am going to put together a tribute to my dad w/ pix hopefully sometime today or tomorrow for this thread & for "the record".


An aside, we share an interest in jewels, cabs, geodes etc.. and we all know that "diamonds are a girl's best friend".. Did you see the movie Blood Diamond? VERY graphic movie/violence but a story that needs to be out there.

My friend Mark used to invest heavily in diamonds before he was aware of the situation in early 90s.. He saw the movie on my recommendation & said also it made a powerful impression on him

Yes, I guess, one could say it is an "agenda" movie, but to a degree they all are.

[fatima]

Thank you DollyCali for the ping.

[luvie]

The St. Cecilia rose is beautiful as is this WWII Memorial Rose. I really love that delicate pink. Maybe I need one to go with my Peace. :D

[GodBlessUSA]

It's so difficult Aqua.
This is a dreadful disease. It can be heart aching. I'll be saying prayers for you DIL.

I also wanted to say, God Bless your Dad for his service! :)

[DollyCali]

Nice to see those roses GeeBee..I can imagine them despite the fact we are buried in snow & temps are around zero(forget how low the wind chill is) I especially like the one with the "old world/Old Rose" look. I had a large rose collection in NC........was active with American & Winston Salem Rose Society. Had some of the old ones, that had a very sweet fragrance for the most part.

[GodBlessUSA]

They will go perfect with your Peace. I'm not talking to you. You have 70 degrees today ;) LOL

If you can, get outside and enjoy. You must be very happy today after all that cold weather. I have to get back to spackeling. See you later Hugs!

[DollyCali]

Thanks Meg.. that looks like blue suede background with Mozilla.. (my colors are often off w/firefox & some backgrounds do NOT show up even!) And I love that pix.

[DollyCali]

your welcome fatima.. do you have dad, granddad etc who was in WW2? love for you to share info/pix etc if you have any.

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dolly
That is so neat. You are a rosarian :) I love the fragrances too. I get a lot of the HT's and many of them are not as fragrant as the older roses. In my new garden I should look for the older ones as well. Nothing like the scent of a rose. :) I try to pick the ones that have good names. There will be no Streisand, odonell etc roses in my garden LOL ;) Our Lady of Guadalupe is another I love.