tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post2112358278066726570..comments2024-03-08T06:05:25.628-06:00Comments on Musings of Meggie: "A Day of Honor"Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-21915453756189810362009-06-02T06:53:10.134-05:002009-06-02T06:53:10.134-05:00Hope said it so well. In the small community I am ...Hope said it so well. In the small community I am fortunate to call home Memorial Day is taken very seriously. From Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, clergy from several churches,the school bands and a community band to the veterans marching in a parade, we all turn out in support. Thank you for sharing with us Peggy!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360476402810561433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-48395429307972742112009-05-29T18:33:07.764-05:002009-05-29T18:33:07.764-05:00Greg C.
Gosh isn't that funny...many of all of ou...Greg C.<br /><br />Gosh isn't that funny...many of all of our life stories are so similar. <br />I have found my brother, in the body of a friend!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-15515096032704835802009-05-29T10:06:01.143-05:002009-05-29T10:06:01.143-05:00Great post. Your father looked a lot like my fathe...Great post. Your father looked a lot like my father. He also fought in WW2 and also died about 10 years ago. Hey are you my sister?Greg Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925817439493420666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-64108401030569521882009-05-28T17:19:31.837-05:002009-05-28T17:19:31.837-05:00Lilly;
Wow..thank you for your appreciation of my ...Lilly;<br />Wow..thank you for your appreciation of my father and so many more just like him that were willing to die for all of us! <br />I love learning about these holidays that I would only love for the BBQ and watermelon! Glad you do too, nice to know!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-61969793733910043072009-05-28T17:16:18.282-05:002009-05-28T17:16:18.282-05:00Linda R;
I bet visiting Normandy and the Netherla...Linda R;<br /><br />I bet visiting Normandy and the Netherlands was very moving. Just seeing it on TV brought tears to my eyes! Thanks for your comment.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-89890163119570286492009-05-28T17:14:46.161-05:002009-05-28T17:14:46.161-05:00Hope;
That's amazing to me, i would have figuered...Hope;<br /><br />That's amazing to me, i would have figuered that the older generation would have known all about these holidays. Good thing that you wrote about Memorial Day...bet they were like wow, that's interesting.<br />Thanks Hope,always love your comments. I learn alot with everyone.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-23105840526229811942009-05-28T17:10:21.425-05:002009-05-28T17:10:21.425-05:00Loach;
Thanks for your comment. First time that...Loach;<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. First time that I had said anything about my Dad being in the service and being in Germany. Nice to be able to pay homage to your parents even when they are gone.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-21770833658509833122009-05-28T17:08:41.089-05:002009-05-28T17:08:41.089-05:00Kay;
I got this picture of my Dad from Ruth...do ...Kay;<br /><br />I got this picture of my Dad from Ruth...do you remember her? She is still living in their old house in Libertyville. I talk to her all the time!<br />Take carePeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-74377944962008796102009-05-26T22:30:09.736-05:002009-05-26T22:30:09.736-05:00Great post and I like you am more into the history...Great post and I like you am more into the history side of things too. Thanks to your father and those like him who did what they did for the world. Bravo. Hope you had a good weekend too.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-16200514322924315272009-05-26T10:08:06.799-05:002009-05-26T10:08:06.799-05:00Having a personal connection makes it all the more...Having a personal connection makes it all the more meaningful.<br />Last year we visited the American Cemetary in Normandy, as well as a cemetary in The Netherlands. Those people had war in their towns and villages and farms, they were liberated, and they never forget.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-76819168383234728032009-05-26T08:40:00.884-05:002009-05-26T08:40:00.884-05:00I did a story last year for my senior citizens in ...I did a story last year for my senior citizens in their monthly newsletter about the origins of Memorial Day, figuring most would roll their eyes as if to say,"Yeah kid, we know."<br /><br />I was amazed when so many of them came up to me with awe to say,"I didn't know that!"<br /><br />No, Memorial Day is not the start of summer or a day created for sales. Too often we forget that "freedom isn't free" line. Thanks for reminding us.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-71118559481714748252009-05-26T01:32:59.500-05:002009-05-26T01:32:59.500-05:00Fine post.Fine post.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-21778168551928664872009-05-25T23:37:44.903-05:002009-05-25T23:37:44.903-05:00It's hard to believe your dad has been gone so lon...It's hard to believe your dad has been gone so long. We owe a lot to our servicemen.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-13459850222373858902009-05-25T21:58:05.880-05:002009-05-25T21:58:05.880-05:00Lin;
I also saw on TV the reading of the names. ...Lin;<br /><br />I also saw on TV the reading of the names. Very moving! <br />Hope your weather was nice and sunny!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592721778055452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578874697160208604.post-72370796904458603212009-05-25T20:46:42.728-05:002009-05-25T20:46:42.728-05:00Today on the news at some cemeteries they were rea...Today on the news at some cemeteries they were reading aloud the names of those soldiers killed in past conflicts. Very touching.Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com