tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post7398870284970808370..comments2023-07-03T03:20:51.469-05:00Comments on Donna's Book Pub: Memorial Day - A Time to RememberDonna Volkenannthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-35840622645853454792010-06-01T07:28:30.006-05:002010-06-01T07:28:30.006-05:00Hi Becky,
It is sad, and while I knew boys who los...Hi Becky,<br />It is sad, and while I knew boys who lost their lives, I'm thankful that my husband Walt and my brother Jimmy came back safe.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-40313336834269684862010-06-01T07:27:02.515-05:002010-06-01T07:27:02.515-05:00Hi Jemi,
I agree. The words are simple, yet moving...Hi Jemi,<br />I agree. The words are simple, yet moving. Another short but powerful one is the Gettysburg Address.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-79572910091377316462010-05-31T22:11:19.997-05:002010-05-31T22:11:19.997-05:00Hi Donna! Lovely and moving. I agree with Linda Au...Hi Donna! Lovely and moving. I agree with Linda Austin....above comment. I mentioned on my blog about the "old" name being Decoration Day. I, too, knew of boys that were killed in Vietnam. It was such a sad time in history,,,,as all wars are.BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-24985896830136806442010-05-31T20:25:30.895-05:002010-05-31T20:25:30.895-05:00Lovely tribute. Flander's Field always moves m...Lovely tribute. Flander's Field always moves me to tears. Such power in such simple words.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-50264420049919465002010-05-31T16:21:45.002-05:002010-05-31T16:21:45.002-05:00Hi Linda,
I agree. When Jerry read his essay on Sa...Hi Linda,<br />I agree. When Jerry read his essay on Saturday and mentioned the history behind the buddy poppies, the younger writers in our group (under 30) were transfixed--and it was good for those who of us who are older and knew the history, but needed a reminder.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-55620323049296120132010-05-31T16:18:23.842-05:002010-05-31T16:18:23.842-05:00Hi Claudia,
Thanks for sharing your memory of Char...Hi Claudia,<br />Thanks for sharing your memory of Charlie. So many of the Vietnam veterans who came home were different people, my husband included. <br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-45004070253181261792010-05-31T16:16:26.624-05:002010-05-31T16:16:26.624-05:00Hi Krysten,
How true. The older I get the more mea...Hi Krysten,<br />How true. The older I get the more meaningful this day has become.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-64362356484934342532010-05-31T15:39:21.565-05:002010-05-31T15:39:21.565-05:00Knowing a man or woman who died in war really brin...Knowing a man or woman who died in war really brings home the meaning of Memorial Day. It is sad when it is just a day to picnic, and I almost wish it were still called Decoration Day to remind us what we are supposed to be doing.Linda Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440198392313322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-59915598852238646342010-05-31T13:40:41.111-05:002010-05-31T13:40:41.111-05:00Moving post. It seems that you had many losses dur...Moving post. It seems that you had many losses during that time.<br /><br />My small town sent boys too. Most came home but some came home damaged. Charlie's life was fragmented by alcohol, despair and damaged body parts when he came home, never was the same. At our class reunion, he asked for a special hug goodbye, like it was his last which it came to be. He then found a wife, started rasing sheep, began a new life. In the next spring lambing season their house caught fire, taking his wife. Charlie was air lifted to a burn unit himself but said he did not want to go on lviing--and so he didn't. The cheerful Charlie I had known and held hands with really had died earlier in Vietnam.Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-86044032184103598592010-05-31T13:26:06.114-05:002010-05-31T13:26:06.114-05:00This was a great tribute piece. it's so easy t...This was a great tribute piece. it's so easy to get caught up in BBQ's and going to the beach on Memorial Day, so thanks for reminding us all why we have today off--to honor and remember the fallen and those who have served.Krysten Lindsay Hagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687796258797315699noreply@blogger.com