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Showing posts with label veterans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veterans. Show all posts

Monday, May 27, 2013

Lest We Forget


Let Freedom Ring
Large or small
Our flag stands for all of us
We are so fortunate to live here
In a country that has freedoms
That others still seek

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Today my oldest son and I put flowers 
on his grandparents grave..... I had not
been there before and I found it amazing
that his Grandmother's grave just says
"His Wife" .... Really?
How about "Beloved wife, mother and blessed friend"? 


Thanks Mary for helping me raise my wonderful two sons.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Veterans Day-Magpie 143

Verdun, 1917 by Felix Vallotton


Bullets fly
Children die
Young hearts
Brave hearts

The wounded cry
The medics fly
Young hearts
 Brave hearts

Mothers wait
Fathers pace
For their young hearts
Their brave hearts
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World War I was supposed to be the
"War to end all Wars"
But we all know today that was not to be.
Today is the day to remember all those
who died so that we could have the freedoms
we sometimes too carelessly take for granted. 
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Tess Kincaid chose this appropriate image for her
blog Magpie Tales. You can read more entries here: