tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post2801264210524903269..comments2023-10-02T09:29:33.488-04:00Comments on Soccer Mom in Denial: To Remembersoccer mom in denialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-85600312885521415552008-06-01T11:14:00.000-04:002008-06-01T11:14:00.000-04:00What a gorgeous post SMID. I have often thought ab...What a gorgeous post SMID. I have often thought about that whole notion of being a child of peacetime. It was all so far removed from my existence, until recently of course.<BR/>When my grandfather passed away 5 years ago, he was given honors as a war veteran and it was a very moving part of his service. <BR/>I miss him on memorial day, and every day.Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-69632680613443113262008-05-27T09:00:00.000-04:002008-05-27T09:00:00.000-04:00A - I marched all those parades too, but our band ...A - I marched all those parades too, but our band director had laid out in some very personal terms the solemnity of the occasiona and the expectation of our behavior during our times in the cemetaries. It was also a huge honor to be picked as the trumpeter from our band to play Taps, as our tradition was for one of our local veterans to play it while the student stood quite some distance off and played the echo.<BR/><BR/>I have goosebumps all over (and my eyes are getting moist) just recalling it.<BR/><BR/>Also, it was the time of year when the lilacs and lily of the valley were in full bloom on our farm - we would pick truckloads (or so it seemed) to bring to all the cemeteries. I will always associate the smell of fresh lilacs with Memorial Day.<BR/><BR/>Love you - KAmbassadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247275710520088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-49017255718711279252008-05-27T01:12:00.000-04:002008-05-27T01:12:00.000-04:00i do remember hearing this as a child, but it is s...i do remember hearing this as a child, but it is so much more resonant now.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-84906130088633465752008-05-26T12:35:00.000-04:002008-05-26T12:35:00.000-04:00Ahh, memorial Day. It always makes me think of my ...Ahh, memorial Day. It always makes me think of my father. He was a career Naval man, and was in a few wars, including World War II. I used to call him or see him every Memorial Day, and we would have a rueful conversation about how to wish someone a "Happy Memorial Day" when it was hardly a happy holiday.<BR/><BR/>He died in his eighties with his family nearby, like every soldier should.MomTFHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561428064574541123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-89734441450583861252008-05-26T12:05:00.000-04:002008-05-26T12:05:00.000-04:00OK. I'm sad now. Must visit the cemetery with ki...OK. I'm sad now. Must visit the cemetery with kids.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-57496556249442852622008-05-26T11:15:00.000-04:002008-05-26T11:15:00.000-04:00I'm with you on this day...though we do't celebrat...I'm with you on this day...though we do't celebrate Memorial Day, we have a similar occassion...and regardless of locationa and race, we should always remember and be grateful to all men in the service...most especially those who shared their lives for our countries in many ways...Sai Hijara - Ferrarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520502217532479038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-39016384521917042162008-05-26T09:48:00.000-04:002008-05-26T09:48:00.000-04:00Ah, common mistake. There's Waltzing Matilda wh...Ah, common mistake. There's <B>Waltzing Matilda </B> which is an Australian folk type song about a bum of sorts who travels the Australian bush with his napsack which he nicknames Matilda. Then there's the song I posted: <B>And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda </B>, which was written in the 1970's as a juxtaposition of the battle of Gallipoli with the Vietnam War. So no worries, the actual Waltzing Matilda is cute and catchy and silly, not a war song.Koriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265288130563481920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32453088.post-52420385854532876852008-05-26T09:30:00.000-04:002008-05-26T09:30:00.000-04:00We're certainly in a very sad period these days.We're certainly in a very sad period these days.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.com