At 5/27/2011 10:22 AM, Al Knoll wrote: >I send this out from time to time. > >Here's something that will make your Memorial Day a little more memorable. > >Buy a dozen or so red carnations. Get that old 6 inch screwdriver >out of the toolbox. Fire up that 20 year old Vanagon and drive to >your nearest National Cemetary. You can find the locations on the >web. If you have never visited a National Cemetery before, it will >likely be a humbling, emotional experience so you should be prepared. In Hubbard county Minnesota at the Fern Township cemetery every Memorial Day the folks gather. It's usually chilly, it's often damp, Colors are presented and someone says a few words and then the names are read of all the veterans buried at that small cemetery. Once a year their names are read out loud, they are not forgotten. There is a potluck afterward at the town hall.
Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA |
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