tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post104227690309783721..comments2023-07-18T05:08:53.366-07:00Comments on random stitches: Bless ThemNormahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110330858194248667noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-20848741306135333352008-06-11T06:24:00.000-07:002008-06-11T06:24:00.000-07:00You've touched us all, and I wish the whole countr...You've touched us all, and I wish the whole country could read your blog. <BR/><BR/>I am constantly thankful for the men and women in our Armed Forces, and I'm constantly in awe of the loved ones left at home to wait out the war. <BR/><BR/>God Bless All Of Them!Granny Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541576458508173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-42081634191881670862008-06-10T06:45:00.000-07:002008-06-10T06:45:00.000-07:00Well said, Norma!Well said, Norma!Belviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339295196960064374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-22776799610596662192008-06-10T04:02:00.000-07:002008-06-10T04:02:00.000-07:00A very touching post. Thank you for sharing your ...A very touching post. Thank you for sharing your emotions and thoughts, memories.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077658139465236292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-77594270039710109442008-06-09T16:27:00.000-07:002008-06-09T16:27:00.000-07:00on our recent vacation, we were able to visit Arli...on our recent vacation, we were able to visit Arlington National Cemetery and see the changing of the guard. We missed all the flags on Memorial Day, but the reverence of the place is always there. We also visited the Vietnam Memorial and the newest one (I had not seen -completed in 2004) WW2 Memorial. Our son was very subdued. Our tram driver gave some school kids a brief LECTURE on respect as a funeral procession passed. We gave him a round of pats on the back as we left.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228272999302748449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-26500389163920796142008-06-09T07:50:00.000-07:002008-06-09T07:50:00.000-07:00Morning Norma, I love your post. The thoughtfulnes...Morning Norma, I love your post. The thoughtfulness of each word, chosen carefully to express both what you saw and what you felt.<BR/>Our minds were running in a very similar vein.<BR/>So many of the same thoughts I had on Saturday evening watching that Hallmark program.<BR/>To see the young soldier(28 yrs) standing at the gate of his parents farm and being told so very rudely that "IT" was being farmed by THIS young couple now. To find no one to welcome him home, and his younger brother, who was his entire family, in trouble and in jail for a long period. It's easy to say "leave the bad stuff behind", not so easily done.<BR/>Vietnam trouble me still, as does the Korean "conflict". DH was in the USAF at the beginning of the war in Vietnam...he was stationed remote in Alaska, north of the artic circle, first line of radar defense. Not the same at all, thank God. We were out of it in '63, and back to finish college. Most of the 1960's I'd just as soon forget, but can't. With children born in '67 and '69, how could one forget the state of the world?<BR/>It's a great post Norma, thank you. Big hugs, FinnFinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677133672404343036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-1927821668067862842008-06-09T06:20:00.000-07:002008-06-09T06:20:00.000-07:00How very true.... I too have been fortunate to hav...How very true.... I too have been fortunate to have never lost anyone to war, but bless those you fought <B>whether right or wrong</B> for our country.<BR/><BR/>I've often asked what was gained, given the fight continues. I suppose we'll never know and furthermore we'll always have to ask ourselves, "at what loss to we proclaim <B>advantageous?!?</B> gain???.ZONE F DG TEAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432247968996367014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-27735323271429945342008-06-09T06:12:00.000-07:002008-06-09T06:12:00.000-07:00What a thoughtful respectful posting. Glad they h...What a thoughtful respectful posting. Glad they have that mobile replica. I am so glad I got to see the one in DC. The location is so special there. I walked down a path and as I did so, I got quiet and thoughtful. There are also memorials to the Korean War and WWII. Each has its own specialness. And then there is Arlington. So moving. I wish everyone could visit there.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812374680645763586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-15399034591511149902008-06-09T04:56:00.000-07:002008-06-09T04:56:00.000-07:00A broken arrow generally signifies an end of a con...A broken arrow generally signifies an end of a conflict or peace in some form. In older times, when warring tribes reached a peace, an arrow was broken as a symbolic gesture to all to show all there would be no more war, a broken arrow cannot be fired.Ricki-tickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289724618941870933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555344617895972769.post-19334684086083332572008-06-09T03:59:00.000-07:002008-06-09T03:59:00.000-07:00What a touching blog...our thanks go out to the on...What a touching blog...our thanks go out to the ones who lost their lives during this war. And a large thanks to those fighting in this present one.<BR/><BR/>Have a great week.<BR/><BR/>AmeliaAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585878295754436629noreply@blogger.com