Is that *the* picture??

I love that poem by John McCrae.  I had never seen Moina Michael’s addendum… very powerful.

This day reminds me of the grandfather I never knew, Parke (his first name; Mom’s dad).  He was a pilot and his plane went down in England in WWII.  He survived that crash to later die of (I believe) a brain aneurysm before I was born.  I hope you get to ask my mom and/or grandmother all about him.

I will observe the moment of remembrance…

The time to show gratitude for our freedom should never run out as long as we have that freedom.

Beautiful poem. I’d forgotten about that. Thank you for reminding me.

I will take my moment at 3.

i appreciate the heads up on the national moment of remembrance.  very appreciated.

Glad I saw this now, at 2:10. Thanks for the information.

I thought about posting this poem today. I was looking at US cemeteries in Europe and thinking how devastated some families were who lost loved one and could never visit their final resting place.

I have a lot of problems with Israel’s obsession with its military, but even the most anti-war anti-military person has to appreciate the eerie but respectful way people react when they hear the Memorial Day siren in Israel. Found this YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ausdb6xAuxM&feature=related

I’d never seen the Moina Michael addendum before, and I have to be honest and admit that while I knew what Memorial Day was, I never knew the history behind it or how it was established.

Thanks for posting this--I’m a little less ignorant now because of it.