tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35152765.post7037757516189994741..comments2024-02-13T19:11:26.892-05:00Comments on serendipitous: memorial daychrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936112592592381114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35152765.post-91861109096033920072011-05-31T13:48:09.840-04:002011-05-31T13:48:09.840-04:00My Dad was a WWII vet too. He was a Marine in the ...My Dad was a WWII vet too. He was a Marine in the first wave of Iwo Jima. He told my brothers some of the events he survived but rarely told my sister and I anything..except the absurd things and humorous things that happen even in the midst of war. He made it sound like a MASH episode..he was a very funny man. But he hated the Japanese from then on. He had seen horrible things and could never forgive them for the things he saw that they did. My Father - in -law was in N. Africa and Italy in the Army. My Dad's brother was in the Air Force over France and Germany. Such horrors they survived made them never take their lives for granted. They all lived exemplary lives..I miss them too much.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819844673551315071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35152765.post-83331411666616806902011-05-30T20:44:06.779-04:002011-05-30T20:44:06.779-04:00RedWriter: so sorry about the loss of your cousin....<b>RedWriter</b>: so sorry about the loss of your cousin. even though you don't have the holiday we have, i know you must think of him every day. thank you for the comment.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936112592592381114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35152765.post-64487578446626053872011-05-30T14:21:35.561-04:002011-05-30T14:21:35.561-04:00In 2007 I lost my cousin in Iraq. He was over ther...In 2007 I lost my cousin in Iraq. He was over there with the Medical Corps teaching First Aid and someone blew up his tank. I feel the same as you when I see a Military union, pride yet a sense of sorrow. We don't have your memorial day over in the UK, but I wish you a happy one all the same. xxRedWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580165403913590247noreply@blogger.com