MEMORIAL DAY--Thread Two--"My Daddy's Finally Home..."

5/25/04 | redrock repost

[theinwithin]

For anyone who cares, song that I wrote as a tribute to soldiers, Bommer put it to pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlBkEW7nyRw

[NavyCanDo]

“but Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Period.”

I would have to disagree. Veterans who are no longer with us, like the over 1000 WW II Veterans that pass away every single day now. They deserve to be remembered on this special Day. And we all should say a prayer for the families touched by the current war and for those loosing family members from wars long ago.

[Lady Jag]

[stylin19a]

ummmmmm. no!
I suppose you can turn Memorial Day into whatever you
want...but then it wouldn’t be Memorial Day.

[gimme1ibertee]

Amen,and God Bless to all affected by this terrible war-especially the kids of the brave ones who gave their all for us.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yes indeed, God Bless them all.

[spectre]

This thread is just starting and I'm choked up already..

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[Kathy in Alaska]

And thank you, NavyCanDo, for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[exit82]

An acquaintence of mine has an interesting hobby. He believes every veteran should have a US flag at their gravestone or footmarker in local cemeteries. He buys the flags and walks the cemeteries, planting flags when he finds a veteran. He likes to find cemeteries out in the country, or often overlooked cemeteries that time has passed by.

The veterans groups are aging and can’t get out to place flags like they used. In our town, the local Scouts go out and place the flags prior to Memorial Day.

When you look over a cemetery and see the flags, you realize how many have served this country.

And you are reminded why their sacrifice and energy of youth expended for this wonderful country must never be forgotten.

And that memory serves to spur us on for the good America and its citizens.

Kathy, thanks for posting this for our good FRiend Redrock.
May you both have a blessed Memorial Day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless your acquaintence for making a point of seeking out our veterans.

Freedom is NOT free. We must never forget.

[Molly Pitcher]

Wed. night bump from a grateful American.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Molly....redrock will be pleased.

[proudmilitarymrs]

Omg, but for the grace of God, I was not this little girl. My Daddy came home in the spring of 68, I think, I was eight or nine. I only remember jumping over a banquet table,in a field behind the hangar, to get to my Daddy. He was HOME!

Rest in peace Pop, we love you and miss you.

Thanks for this post, Kathy. Lest we forget all the children that didn’t have Daddys come home.

[Soaring Feather]

Thanks Kathy.

[BykrBayb]

When you get to post Redrock’s material, you know you’ve hit the big time.

Who has the Kleenex concession?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks to you, A-G!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, proudmilitarymrs, for sharing your experiences. Thanks to your Pop for his service to our country.

[Brad’s Gramma]

They ARE nice sentiments, aren’t they?

I’m one little girl who’s happy HER Daddy came home. I’m thankful that God spared him and so many others. We DO honor our fallen on this day...