Monday, May 25, 2015

Memorial Day/ Everyday Living/Memories/Aw...Monday's/Love is...

This google image by Eric Haggart depicts "Old Glory" flying high. It is always easy to find some blue for Blue Monday with Sally and the Blue Crew.

Always a tough day for me. I start to remember those we gave so much especially my grandmother's cousin Frances who gave her only son Bruce who died in WWII in a submarine. Because I am uncertain of the spelling of his last name, I am not having any luck finding him on the WWII Wall. I often thought how sad for a mother to send her only child off to war and never have him return.She along with 400,000 families who lost loved ones in WWII.

My nephew Ed was at the Traveling Vietnam wall last week in his hometown in Kentucky. He took this photo of my mom's cousin Hedwig's only son James L. Turner. He died in Vietnam in 1968. It still hurts my heart to this very day.

This is the late dad of my nieces Karla and Holly. Their dad Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He passed away last year and my niece Holly let me use this image on my blog. Thanks Holly.

My late brother-in-law served twenty seven years in the US Army. My nephew Ed made sure his dad had a proper military burial.

The GreatWar 1914-1918

In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

A favorite poem.

Remember those who served, those who never returned and those who remain today. Please never forget.

My middle Rebekah with her pretty hair. Thank you to Hannah her baby sister for the nice style. We all enjoyed a huge barbeque for Jeremy and Brittany and Addy's house warming yesterday. Rebekah is cute with her blue jean jacket.

Tiny girl before her hair makeover.

A flashback photo of Mr. Kitty in his naughty stage. He was a terror! "hey, who made this mess mom, not me?" Visit Sandee and Michael for Aw...Monday. I put this photo up but know you will read my Memorial Day post too.