tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post4435322182465879675..comments2023-10-30T10:32:26.904-04:00Comments on Holding Patterns: A Memorial Day RerunSandi McBridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-72542242506869806152012-06-04T11:40:59.573-04:002012-06-04T11:40:59.573-04:00flanders field is some of the earliest poetry i re...flanders field is some of the earliest poetry i remember reading...this is a nice reflection for memorial day sandy...it is good we remember why we have the dayBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-46367728856207281522012-06-02T17:00:30.948-04:002012-06-02T17:00:30.948-04:00FLanders was required reading when I was in school...FLanders was required reading when I was in school. it was and is a somber reminder that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-36879034428161309682012-06-01T03:57:39.319-04:002012-06-01T03:57:39.319-04:00Beautiful post and such strong sentiments.
My husb...Beautiful post and such strong sentiments.<br />My husband is currently deployed overseas and every day i pray for his safety and safe return to me in September. Our separation is difficult and since I met him, my view have changed on many things. Such as the meaning of Memorial Day. It is not celebrated here but I did observe it when living in the US. To me it was just a day off then, today I knwo better.<br />xoxoZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-54887311257910134972012-05-31T18:52:42.124-04:002012-05-31T18:52:42.124-04:00Flanders Field. Don't know if I've ever he...Flanders Field. Don't know if I've ever heard it before. It is sobering as was your post. I'm afraid most of us think of it as a holiday. It's always the weekend my husband's family takes for their family reunion. Thanks for the reminder!ancient onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996555276368371467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-1779188842380429232012-05-29T17:31:51.312-04:002012-05-29T17:31:51.312-04:00A lovely post, Sandi.I always find it awkward when...A lovely post, Sandi.I always find it awkward when I read "happy Memorial Day." It seems as wrong as to say "happy Remembrance Day" - our Canadian day of recognition and thanks for our soldiers. This is when In Flanders Field is always read, here.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-7497718008617418642012-05-29T08:15:34.297-04:002012-05-29T08:15:34.297-04:00Wonderful post Sandi! I didn't remember Flande...Wonderful post Sandi! I didn't remember Flanders Field, although no doubt I'd heard it as a child. Thank you so much for the moving remembrance. <br /><br />Love,<br />LeeLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527606943179561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-54543716493398886282012-05-28T22:17:49.619-04:002012-05-28T22:17:49.619-04:00We do not treat Memorial Day as a totally solemn d...We do not treat Memorial Day as a totally solemn day nor do we (or any I know) treat it as only a day to remember the fallen soldiers. It has become a day to remember all those who have passed. Still, our flag is lowered at dawn and raised at noon and we pause when we hear the guns fired. I am certainly grateful that we still have the opportunity to picnic and play in a country that is free remembering always that freedom has a price.<br /><br />Loved watching that gal of yours!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-10608762046270522422012-05-28T16:56:27.371-04:002012-05-28T16:56:27.371-04:00To so many this is just a holiday for fun. We seem...To so many this is just a holiday for fun. We seem to forget that we should be celebrating the sacrifice made for us by so many whose lives were cut short.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-76527903669106011512012-05-28T13:05:42.936-04:002012-05-28T13:05:42.936-04:00LOVE this. Thank you, Sandie!<b>LOVE this. Thank you, Sandie!</b>Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865722713732049339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-81793822851647598252012-05-28T12:21:39.363-04:002012-05-28T12:21:39.363-04:00Beautiful Miz Sandi....
(((HUG)))Beautiful Miz Sandi....<br />(((HUG)))Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181520825012037531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-73400637190002644652012-05-28T11:35:10.231-04:002012-05-28T11:35:10.231-04:00I always note the words in memorial services in th...I always note the words in memorial services in the U.K. ...'they laid down their lives...'<br />No, they didn't. They were killed.<br /><br /><br />It's a heavy responsibility on governments to make sure that their countries' young men and women only go to war for high purposes.<br /><br />My father was a professional soldier, careful of the lives of his men and heartsick at the suffering of the families who lost people they loved.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com