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One thing I've discovered while doing our family genealogy is that a member of my mama's family has served in every war that this country has fought, and not always survived. Just this past week, my mama mentioned that her (much) elder brother had died at Anzio beach 60 years ago to the day (24 May). It's sobering to realize how very many men have answered the call of duty to our country.
Btw, when my daddy died, almost two years ago, "Taps" was played, and the sailors there folded, then gave the flag on his casket to my mama with the words, "On behalf of the President and a greatful nation, we ask that you accept this flag as a token of gratitude for your husband." Never had those words meant so much!
We'll be leaving soon to put flowers on his grave, and that of my uncle.
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♥Proud to be a Macon Magnolia ♥
"He who is not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
Last edited by honeychile; 05-30-2004 at 09:15 PM.
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