tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post7076402243817050407..comments2024-03-28T08:31:51.336-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: In RemembranceAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-40876855839096930272019-05-28T00:28:35.185-07:002019-05-28T00:28:35.185-07:00It started in Southern states after the Civil War,...It started in Southern states after the Civil War, began to be celebrated in the rest of the country in 1868, and ceremonies gradually became identical over the next century. The name was changed after WWII, and in 1971, it was one of four national holidays moved from their traditional dates to the nearest Monday to create a convenient set of three-day weekends, and the name change was made official at the federal level.<br /><br />I date far enough back to remember it by the earlier name, and was celebrated as such with relatives decorating both Union and Confederate graves, as well as subsequent ones, in Missouri cemeteries with kin.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-36143643603661405322019-05-27T20:39:07.791-07:002019-05-27T20:39:07.791-07:00Why did the day get changed from Decoration Day to...Why did the day get changed from Decoration Day to Memorial Day?Stealth Spanielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-68863782397269556692019-05-27T20:24:54.409-07:002019-05-27T20:24:54.409-07:00My family has been decorating the family plots sin...My family has been decorating the family plots since it was called Decoration Day. Here in Virginia, there's an awful lot of people who do it right. We had to get in and out of our local National Cemetery before the giant memorial parade started. Neil S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-74228350608944156662019-05-27T20:15:38.027-07:002019-05-27T20:15:38.027-07:00In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the cr...In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br />Between the crosses, row on row,<br />That mark our place; and in the sky<br />The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br /><br />We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br />Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br />In Flanders fields.<br /><br />Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />To you from failing hands we throw<br />The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br />If ye break faith with us who die<br />We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br /><br />Major John McCrae, 1915, Canadian Army <br />In Flanders fields.Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-44286211186329905032019-05-27T16:31:28.561-07:002019-05-27T16:31:28.561-07:00Observed the day with my SF brothers as I have don...Observed the day with my SF brothers as I have done for the last several. <br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-41671476088259188732019-05-27T16:07:28.440-07:002019-05-27T16:07:28.440-07:00Lincoln's letter Mrs Bixby are the words for u...Lincoln's letter Mrs Bixby are the words for understanding today.<br /><br />Spin DriftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-68540951256958308122019-05-27T14:56:23.016-07:002019-05-27T14:56:23.016-07:00Properly done, with a bugle.
Brings tears to the e...Properly done, with a bugle.<br />Brings tears to the eyes of this<br />vietnam vet.<br />God bless our troops.<br />God bless those that gave all.<br />God Damn the politicians that caused<br />it.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-23437418128465989892019-05-27T13:53:02.987-07:002019-05-27T13:53:02.987-07:00Remembering my brothers in the submarine service w...Remembering my brothers in the submarine service who are on eternal patrol:<br />USS Thresher (SSN-593) lost with all hands, 129 crewmen and shipyard personnel on April 10, 1963<br />USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost with all hands, 99 crewmen on May 22, 1968<br /><br />In World War II, the submarine force suffered the loss of 52 submarines and 3,506 submariners.June Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327786101441126271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-6265589735386626242019-05-27T11:35:34.223-07:002019-05-27T11:35:34.223-07:00I’ve made it to this point of the day without bein...I’ve made it to this point of the day without being thanked for my service, so that’s good. Haven’t had to remind anyone that I’m still alive.The Gray Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098168056466325559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-59198840257841229972019-05-27T10:21:05.459-07:002019-05-27T10:21:05.459-07:00God Bless our veterans, living and dead.God Bless our veterans, living and dead.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921201040665845384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-16938535999757794022019-05-27T06:58:32.215-07:002019-05-27T06:58:32.215-07:00As a career civilian, I can only say a heartfelt &...As a career civilian, I can only say a heartfelt "Thank You" to Aesop and all the others, living and dead, who have served their country. T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-58598178716103432612019-05-27T05:59:21.673-07:002019-05-27T05:59:21.673-07:00Thank you to the brothers I never met.
You'll ...Thank you to the brothers I never met.<br />You'll never be forgotten.ChuckInBamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-39293651018436151522019-05-27T05:32:02.521-07:002019-05-27T05:32:02.521-07:00very good post, thank you for keeping it real.very good post, thank you for keeping it real.Scruffnoreply@blogger.com