tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post554197837893177023..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-89635275559657949512015-05-26T05:08:12.428-07:002015-05-26T05:08:12.428-07:00Wonderful information, Sandy. I didn't realize...Wonderful information, Sandy. I didn't realize the fly at half staff till noon tradition. We always put our flag up, now I'll have to add that tidbit. Thanks.Larissa Emeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103118988642176050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-69410138238885614392015-05-25T13:01:12.615-07:002015-05-25T13:01:12.615-07:00Thanks for all the great comments. I sure wish I&#...Thanks for all the great comments. I sure wish I'd written this years ago. I learned things I hadn't known before, and certainly have even more respect for the day.Sandy Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005659579891587121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-82347163949815042102015-05-25T08:18:35.965-07:002015-05-25T08:18:35.965-07:00This is great information. I love your great grand...This is great information. I love your great grandfather's statement. It's true, I think, that sometimes we lose sight of the struggle that got our country here. I'm proud to have grown up a military brat. :)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-80886653023261021032015-05-25T07:53:14.729-07:002015-05-25T07:53:14.729-07:00Thank you for a lovely post. So many to remember. ...Thank you for a lovely post. So many to remember. So very grateful for them. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-65908738039295129272015-05-25T07:50:21.926-07:002015-05-25T07:50:21.926-07:00Sandy, Visited the Vicksburg, Mississippi, militar...Sandy, Visited the Vicksburg, Mississippi, military cemetery a while back. All those white crosses row upon row--with a young man lying under each one. Would tear your heart out. Thanks for this reminder of a sad reality. We need to keep on remembering.jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-44723092883328450732015-05-25T04:48:27.585-07:002015-05-25T04:48:27.585-07:00What a great post! Thanks for sharing. Love all th...What a great post! Thanks for sharing. Love all the historical tidbits and especially the quote from Great Grandpa Hubbard! :)Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502118653935283732noreply@blogger.com