Tag Archives: American Battle Monuments Commission

MIA

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

Missing in Action can mean a lot of things. In this case, it refers to my Uncle John, the youngest of my Mother’s four brothers. John was 19 years of age when he entered the service in the spring of 1943. … Continue reading →

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In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, … Continue reading →

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Remember

Posted on May 25, 2015 by

They came to us as chubby cheeked sons and daughters. We rocked them, taught them to walk and ride a bicycle, helped them with homework and then waved as they went off to fight a war that was supposed to … Continue reading →

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