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Started by SloGlo, May 24, 2019, 01:39

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SloGlo

yins awl have a grate memorial day week end, n thank you fore yore service two our vets.
quando omni flunkus moritati

dubble eye, dubble yew, dubble aye!

dew the best ya kin, wit watt ya have, ware yinze are!

Ksheed

Agreed and thanks. Take time to remember those that gave all.

Marlin

Sailors Rest your oars, we have the watch

Semper FI

Fallen not forgotten

The forgotten history of Memorial Day

https://qz.com/1627427/what-is-the-meaning-of-memorial-day/

RFaunt

Quote from: Marlin on May 25, 2019, 10:40
Sailors Rest your oars, we have the watch

Semper FI

Fallen not forgotten

The forgotten history of Memorial Day

https://qz.com/1627427/what-is-the-meaning-of-memorial-day/

Semper Fi. Thanks for sharing some of the history, Marlin. I always feel uncomfortable when someone treats Memorial Day as a time to recognize all servicemembers. I try not to be the wet blanket, but my Memorial Day memories are a tad too somber for the "Happy" well wishes.
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." ~ Isaac Newton

Marlin

Quote from: RFaunt on May 26, 2019, 01:13
Semper Fi. Thanks for sharing some of the history, Marlin. I always feel uncomfortable when someone treats Memorial Day as a time to recognize all servicemembers. I try not to be the wet blanket, but my Memorial Day memories are a tad too somber for the "Happy" well wishes.

Once a year my SubVets chapter performs a Tolling of the Boats ceremony to recognize and honor submarines and submariners lost. We reserved at least a portion of the reading of the rolls for our WWII vets, now only one down from five a few years ago. When he reads the roll he has frequently teared up, we lost one in four submariners in WWII. The Marine Corp League here in Knoxville performs our color guard, rifle squad, and bugler for taps they call each year to make sure we connect.


Semper Fi [salute]

peteshonkwiler

Quote from: RFaunt on May 26, 2019, 01:13
Semper Fi. Thanks for sharing some of the history, Marlin. I always feel uncomfortable when someone treats Memorial Day as a time to recognize all servicemembers. I try not to be the wet blanket, but my Memorial Day memories are a tad too somber for the "Happy" well wishes.
My father, a USN vet of WW2 Pacific, never wanted anything to do with the Memorial Day military affairs.
He was born on May 30th, the original Memorial Day. He was much more comfortable with the holiday as a celebration. Maybe because it caused my aunt such anguish as a little girl, because she didn't get a parade on her birthday. Maybe because he saw such devastation during his time in the Navy, including losing his bunk to a kamikaze. Maybe because it was good to get away from the rat race for a day. I think it was because of all these reasons and more.
That is the way I was raised.
A REM is a REM is a REM
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GLW

Quote from: RFaunt on May 26, 2019, 01:13
Semper Fi. Thanks for sharing some of the history, Marlin. I always feel uncomfortable when someone treats Memorial Day as a time to recognize all servicemembers. I try not to be the wet blanket, but my Memorial Day memories are a tad too somber for the "Happy" well wishes.

Quote from: peteshonkwiler on May 26, 2019, 10:15
My father, a USN vet of WW2 Pacific, never wanted anything to do with the Memorial Day military affairs.
He was born on May 30th, the original Memorial Day. He was much more comfortable with the holiday as a celebration. Maybe because it caused my aunt such anguish as a little girl, because she didn't get a parade on her birthday. Maybe because he saw such devastation during his time in the Navy, including losing his bunk to a kamikaze. Maybe because it was good to get away from the rat race for a day. I think it was because of all these reasons and more.
That is the way I was raised.

my family has been fortunate -

6 combat veterans spanning four wars over the last 100 years with no deaths, and only 3 purple hearts,...

12 veterans total over the same span of years,...

remember and revere those who gave all, they shall not grow old,...

been there, dun that,... the doormat to hell does not read "welcome", the doormat to hell reads "it's just business"

Chimera

Quote from: Marlin on May 25, 2019, 10:40
Sailors Rest your oars, we have the watch

Semper FI

Fallen not forgotten

The forgotten history of Memorial Day

https://qz.com/1627427/what-is-the-meaning-of-memorial-day/

Most excellent!  Thank you for posting.

Marlin

Quote from: Marlin on May 25, 2019, 10:40
Sailors Rest your oars, we have the watch

Semper FI

Fallen not forgotten

The forgotten history of Memorial Day

https://qz.com/1627427/what-is-the-meaning-of-memorial-day/

This article is a little more detailed. I live in Tennessee and have never heard of Confederate Decoration Day and was not aware that any state had Confederate Decoration/Memorial days.

The real history of Memorial Day

https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/military-history/2019/05/27/the-real-history-of-memorial-day/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy%20DNR%2005-28-19&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Navy%20-%20Daily%20News%20Roundup

SloGlo

Quote from: Marlin on May 28, 2019, 07:29
This article is a little more detailed. I live in Tennessee and have never heard of Confederate Decoration Day and was not aware that any state had Confederate Decoration/Memorial days.
watt!?! yins knead too git off the reservation every once in a wile. aye gots virginia friends witch celebrate there original memorial day. of course, they're satisfaction was grate when they schooled me on the confederate flag two..
quando omni flunkus moritati

dubble eye, dubble yew, dubble aye!

dew the best ya kin, wit watt ya have, ware yinze are!

RFaunt


Quote from: SloGlo on May 29, 2019, 09:13
watt!?! yins knead too git off the reservation every once in a wile. aye gots virginia friends witch celebrate there original memorial day. of course, they're satisfaction was grate when they schooled me on the Confederate flag two..


Virginia is very proud of its history. I grew up near the birthplaces of George Washington and Robert E. Lee, so a school holiday for Lee-Jackson-King Day in January made sense. I assumed that was the case for kids all over the country. :stupidme:
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." ~ Isaac Newton


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