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SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Monday, May 28, 2012

MEMORIAL DAY-DECORATION DAY

REMEMBERING
and
WE BRING YOU A SMILE
A RE-POST FROM THE ARCHIVE
     My grandmother and her sisters used to call it "decoration day," the day you took flowers to decorate the graves.  It was always a Memorial Day tradition, to take flowers to the cemetery and to listen to the Indianapolis 500, "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," on the radio.
     It is a weekend to remember, not only those who were lost in the service to our nation, or those who served, but to remember all of our family and loved ones.
      My father and Mother, pictured above were diligent about remembering. That is probably why, whenever I am in Indiana, I visit the cemetery and place flowers.
     This weekend I'm across the country, but I remember those trips over the decades. I also remember generations who now rest in peace, especially brothers John and Jim, taken in their prime.
John David
James D
      
If you wish, here is a beautiful moment of reflection.

NOW ABOUT SMILES

HERE'S SOMETHING TO PUT A SMILE INTO YOUR WEEKEND.  BE SURE TO WATCH THIS.

SEE YOU DOWN THE TRAIL.

2 comments:

  1. Had to borrow that Jive Aces thing for Facebook. Mark Z. and I both thank you! ;^>

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  2. Thanx for the pics of your brothers. I have three. I never heard of your two. I have three sisters, too. None of us remember.=w=

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