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Category Archives: Remembrances
In Flanders Fields
The poppy’s association with the fallen began with this poem, written after a WWI battle in 1915.
Posted in end of life, Military, Remembrances, War
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Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the people who fought back
Relatives share family stories of loss and survival during the Holocaust and the monthlong fight against the Nazis in Warsaw, Poland. Click here for the full article. By Dana Bash and Anna Brand, CNN Published April 19, 2023 – Thanks to Pam P. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, History, Religion, Remembrances
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Obscure and Amazing moments in the 1950s… You probably didn’t know
Ed note: Actually, I’ll bet you remember all of these events! Click here to watch the video below! Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
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I Hate To Break It To You But If You Recognize Any Of These 32 Pictures You Are Officially Old
From Pam P. If you want to see the other 31 click here!
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A quiet hero
Thanks to Pam P. From Wiki: Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian who helped to rescue children who were at risk of oppression by Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at … Continue reading
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The pen and the sword
Thanks to Gordon G.
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Hope these put a smile on your face
Thanks to Sybil-Ann
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O Captain, My Captain
Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain, My Captain!” as a dedication to Abraham Lincoln, a man he greatly admired Although it seems like it is just a poem about a sea captain who dies at the end of a victorious voyage, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Remembrances
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How to summarize the stages of Life
First, there’s the Go-Go years Then, the Slow-Go years Finally, the No-Go years –Or First there’s, “Honey, did the kids poop?” Then, “Honey, did the dog poop?” Finally, “Honey, did you …….?”
Posted in Aging Sites, Humor, Remembrances
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Cool surprise ending!
Thanks to Rosemary W!
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Tonight, I mourn by Dan Rather
(Thanks to Mary M.) Tonight, I mourn. I mourn with a deep and heavy heart. I mourn for the Marines sacrificed at a gate in Kabul on a mission to save lives. I mourn for the scores more killed and maimed … Continue reading
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The flag that does not fly
Thanks to Paul T. Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It’s a beautiful place, close to … Continue reading
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A hero remembered
May 30, 2021 (Sunday) Heather Cox Richardson May 31 I wrote the following last year for a dear friend who had recently passed. She was the middle sister in this story, and as we grew up, she told us … Continue reading
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Finding ways to mourn and remember
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Language of the past
Thanks to Donna D Enjoy! 😘 I came across this phrase yesterday – ‘FENDER SKIRTS ‘ Fender Skirts and Supper Thought you would get a kick out of this! No offence intended. I know some of you will not understand … Continue reading
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My, how things have changed
Thanks to Gordon G!
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Perhaps a eulogy for RBG
Thanks Mary Jane F. When Great Trees Fall Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things … Continue reading
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Skyline resident Gordon Perkin, ‘a giant in public health’ who helped shape the Gates Foundation, dies
By Sandi Doughton in the Seattle Times Dr. Gordon Perkin had already spent decades working to improve the health of the world’s poorest people by the time he crossed paths with William Gates Sr. in the late 1990s. But that … Continue reading
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Inspiration in the sky in Italy
Quite a tribute! Thanks to Gordon G. As Italy is in quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the virus, to meet other jets that stream the colors of the Italian flag while Pavarotti’s Nessus Dorma plays with the … Continue reading
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Tribute displayed on Sydney Opera House
Thanks to Pam P. for finding this
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