Memorial Day . . . Remember

[oldrambler]

I would like to wish all BGP members a very happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend :dancingpa . I hope that all can pause and take some time to remember what this holiday is all about.

 

I want to personally want to say Thank You all members of our Military that have served and are presently serving. Last but cetainly not least all the ones that have given the ultimate sacrafice :cry: for this great country and the ones that have served and have since passed after their years of service.

 

 

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! :flame: :flame:

[Devilman]

I think I got a graduation or 2 to go to this weekend. Family of course coming in from Indiana also.

[cvillecat]

I would like to wish all BGP members a very happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend :dancingpa . I hope that all can pause and take some time to remember what this holiday is all about.

 

I want to personally want to say Thank You all members of our Military that have served and are presently serving. Last but cetainly not least all the ones that have given the ultimate sacrafice :cry: for this great country and the ones that have served and have since passed after their years of service.

 

 

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! :flame: :flame:

:thumb:

[Jim Schue]

I would like to wish all BGP members a very happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend :dancingpa . I hope that all can pause and take some time to remember what this holiday is all about.

 

I want to personally want to say Thank You all members of our Military that have served and are presently serving. Last but cetainly not least all the ones that have given the ultimate sacrafice :cry: for this great country and the ones that have served and have since passed after their years of service.

 

 

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! :flame: :flame:

 

Was visiting with my dad yesterday and he was in the process of gathering up flags to put on veterans' graves. Too many people think Memorial Day was designed to put the boat out on the water, and have no clue what it really means.

[oldrambler]

Was visiting with my dad yesterday and he was in the process of gathering up flags to put on veterans' graves. Too many people think Memorial Day was designed to put the boat out on the water, and have no clue what it really means.

:thumb: I certainly agree with this, great post and comment Schue. :ylsuper: (and thank you to your dad!)

 

Also, if we can read these post and type them.......... thank a teacher!

 

For the fact that we have right to post our feelings on different subjects...... Thank a VET!!!

[Ram]

As Jim said most people don't know what Memorial Day is all about. People talk about partying, and I never feel like Memorial Day is a happy holiday.

 

Thanks to all the Vets and a special thanks to those that never returned.

[cvillecat]

Was visiting with my dad yesterday and he was in the process of gathering up flags to put on veterans' graves. Too many people think Memorial Day was designed to put the boat out on the water, and have no clue what it really means.

:thumb: Your Dad deserves a big Thank You for what he is doing. As you said, many forget the real reason of Memorial Day.

I remember as a youngster we always refered to it as Decoration Day.

[Jim Schue]

:thumb: Your Dad deserves a big Thank You for what he is doing. As you said, many forget the real reason of Memorial Day.

I remember as a youngster we always refered to it as Decoration Day.

 

I thank you for him in his absence. :thumb:

 

He's always been heavily involved with that kind of stuff through the American Legion and VFW; he got it from his father (WWII) before him. I know my brother has a lot of stuff he wants to forget about from his stints in Afghanistan and Iraq, but I hope he never forgets that sense of duty and honor that Dad and Grandpa taught us.

[HHSDad]

A couple of weeks ago, I was at Arlington National Cemetary with my son. We were looking for the graves of those who served with him and died recently in Afghanistan. While at the Tomb for the Unknown Sodier, we walked over to the Memorials for the lost space shuttle crews. What I didn't know is that there is also a memorial right there with the names of the guys who died in the Iranian hostage rescue attempt. Three of them I knew and served with. I had forgotten how hard it can be.

[Jim Schue]

A couple of weeks ago, I was at Arlington National Cemetary with my son. We were looking for the graves of those who served with him and died recently in Afghanistan. While at the Tomb for the Unknown Sodier, we walked over to the Memorials for the lost space shuttle crews. What I didn't know is that there is also a memorial right there with the names of the guys who died in the Iranian hostage rescue attempt. Three of them I knew and served with. I had forgotten how hard it can be.

Ouch.

 

I was really taken aback with emotion when I visited Arlington my only time. Very moving. In addition, I was pleasantly surprised at the diversity of people interred there, including the area for former war correspondents, as well as the fact that Joe Louis is buried there.

[ladiesbballcoach]

Visiting Arlington and spending time appreciating the sacrifices made by those in that cemetary should be part of the process of becoming an American citizen and a requirement for every American citizen.

 

Whenever I take a group of students to DC, I make sure we get one day of sightseeing at Arlington.

 

On a sidenote, I was surprised to learn that Arlington was the farm of Robert E. Lee. When he left Virginia to go and lead the south, the state seized his farm and eventually it was turned into the Arlington Cemetary.

[cvillecat]

I thank you for him in his absence. :thumb:

 

He's always been heavily involved with that kind of stuff through the American Legion and VFW; he got it from his father (WWII) before him. I know my brother has a lot of stuff he wants to forget about from his stints in Afghanistan and Iraq, but I hope he never forgets that sense of duty and honor that Dad and Grandpa taught us.

:thumb: :thumb:

[HHSDad]

On a sidenote, I was surprised to learn that Arlington was the farm of Robert E. Lee. When he left Virginia to go and lead the south, the state seized his farm and eventually it was turned into the Arlington Cemetary.

The only time Lee left Virginia was to invade Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1864, he was firmly ensconced in Virginia defending Richmond against the upstart Grant. His eldest son, George Washington Custis Lee, was awarded $150,000 in 1873 by the Supreme Court for title to the land taken by the cemetery.

[True blue (and gold)]

Does anyone else go a cemetary and put flags on the graves of veterans? I do here in our town. One of the sites that I visit is a memorial of a 21 year old sailor that was lost at sea in the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. As a chemistry teacher, we do a unit on nuclear chemistry. A couple of years ago, one of my students was the great nephew of the sailor. As we talked about the delivery of "Little Boy," he became engrossed with the topic and acutally completed an indepth project and writing piece on it. It was one of those times, as a teacher, that you knew that a student truly learned something important to them, not for what it would help them do in college or on the job, but for what it meant to them as a person.

 

In memory of George Stanley Abbott, USS Indianapolis, September 11, 1924 - July 30th, 1945.

[HHSDad]

I get a cold chill anytime I think of the USS Indianapolis.