tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post6357534270255865632..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Memorial Day is a Time For Rememberingtinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89612435510120556102012-05-29T20:45:27.988-05:002012-05-29T20:45:27.988-05:00Moving post Tina.Moving post Tina.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-80204598134065871522012-05-29T07:38:46.857-05:002012-05-29T07:38:46.857-05:00Graduation is sad for me too Tina. :-(
I hope you...Graduation is sad for me too Tina. :-(<br />I hope your son has a bright future ahead.<br /><br />I wanted to also come back & say I looked up your David Austin (Falstaf) ~ it's beautiful. I have almost exclusively David Austins since they are so hardy & that is a major consideration here. Plus the fragrance and those full petaled blooms bowled me over the first time I saw them. Kathleenhttp://www.kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37637567695145656592012-05-29T06:54:50.066-05:002012-05-29T06:54:50.066-05:00A wonderful tribute to your uncle, Tina. My thank...A wonderful tribute to your uncle, Tina. My thanks go out to every serviceman for his or her sacrifice for our country, not only on Memorial Day, but every day.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34546720750978781122012-05-28T21:34:14.994-05:002012-05-28T21:34:14.994-05:00Tina ~ perfect post for Memorial Day. Your uncle ...Tina ~ perfect post for Memorial Day. Your uncle was a true hero and our country is fortunate to have had him and all the others serve. We owe them so much.Kathleenhttp://www.kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23643382280622273832012-05-28T20:13:45.614-05:002012-05-28T20:13:45.614-05:00Your pride in your uncle is certainly justified. I...Your pride in your uncle is certainly justified. I had the honor to see the real Vietnam Wall in Washington DC and I will never forget it. I love that sign at the top of this post, saying "This is hallowed ground"RobinLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543576456983999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8741073723790261772012-05-28T18:54:19.637-05:002012-05-28T18:54:19.637-05:00I am very sorry that you have lost your uncle, and...I am very sorry that you have lost your uncle, and I want to thank you and your family for serving.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62444023700743890272012-05-28T17:26:58.140-05:002012-05-28T17:26:58.140-05:00Tina these personal stories are the best because t...Tina these personal stories are the best because they keep the memory, the love and the service of our loved ones alive. My uncle fought in 3 wars including Vietnam and died of cancer at age 81. We buried him in Arlington in 2002. He was an amazing man. My neighbor across the street lost her husband a few years ago in Iraq..I posted about him last year in remembrance. I have been to the Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-60426626545943119122012-05-28T16:07:17.519-05:002012-05-28T16:07:17.519-05:00The Traveling Vietnam wall is currently here at Ft...The Traveling Vietnam wall is currently here at Ft. Gordon! We went to see it and yes, it was very somber and made one really stop and think. As I stroll the tent looking at the pictures and read stories told by the soldiers, I was sweating like crazy as it was hot in that tent. I could not complain as I could only imagine the awful conditions they had to endure for so long. They made the Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69437603480323235172012-05-28T15:25:16.909-05:002012-05-28T15:25:16.909-05:00All I can say..to you and your family..is THANK YO...All I can say..to you and your family..is THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!<br />Hugs, LindaMeadowview Thymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867494627331444375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20180073413577051222012-05-28T14:54:39.296-05:002012-05-28T14:54:39.296-05:00Beautifully written, Tina. I can see why you are s...Beautifully written, Tina. I can see why you are so proud....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-47476295113375691692012-05-28T13:01:34.592-05:002012-05-28T13:01:34.592-05:00Mom, it was in 1990-August that Uncle Rick beat fe...Mom, it was in 1990-August that Uncle Rick beat feet and got out town and thus avoided the deployment. We deployed in September of that year for Desert Shield. Desert Storm kicked off when the war started in January 1991. It may be that his retirement leave took him through this date so the Gulf War would work, Back then solders who retired usually had tons of terminal leave like this. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-13950238803800180582012-05-28T11:09:20.729-05:002012-05-28T11:09:20.729-05:00Yes that is what I am talking about. However I do...Yes that is what I am talking about. However I do think he retired in late June or early July of 1991 as I was down at your house when he retired and he had stuff stored at your house and it was either when I went down to get your kids when your were going to the gulf of bringing them back to you after you came home. I thought when I read the stone that it meant he was in the Persian Gulf so I Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-44732652464543740052012-05-28T11:01:20.964-05:002012-05-28T11:01:20.964-05:00Yup, you are right Tina and I am wrong as I also g...Yup, you are right Tina and I am wrong as I also goggled it after writing what I wrote. Should have done that before writting. Makes sense as they all are run by the Department of Veterans Affairs I think.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17387289701982064742012-05-28T10:56:00.827-05:002012-05-28T10:56:00.827-05:00It is sad to think he is gone for sure Mom. The on...It is sad to think he is gone for sure Mom. The only problem I see with the headstone is that Uncle Rick did not serve in the Gulf War. Is that what you are talking about? He was on duty at the time it kicked off though and left Fort Bragg to retire to Florida that August of 1990. I am not sure when his retirement leave was up and if it went past January 16, 1991 then he would get credit for the tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89526300897273450122012-05-28T10:50:23.475-05:002012-05-28T10:50:23.475-05:00What a wonderful tribute to Uncle Rick and my one ...What a wonderful tribute to Uncle Rick and my one and only sibbling!! Even if it did make me cry but I just have to remember and be thankful that he is with Nana and Baba now and pain free. He has gone thru so very much pain in the past 5 years. I do however see a mistake on the tombstone. Do you see it. In my humble opinion the people (funeral home) were as pathetic as humanly possible. Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90715083100777597092012-05-28T10:39:20.766-05:002012-05-28T10:39:20.766-05:00Love your post my father and two uncles served in ...Love your post my father and two uncles served in Vietnam. My bother and I as well as my other 3 uncles have served also.Cherry's Prairie Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138029318440424267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-6570813308522727372012-05-28T10:35:41.893-05:002012-05-28T10:35:41.893-05:00I think it is Dawn. I Googled the headstones at Ar...I think it is Dawn. I Googled the headstones at Arlington and they appear to be the same. It may but that there is a standard stone for all veterans in all veteran cemeteries with only the emblem (in Uncle Rick's case a cross) signifying religion whether Christian, or another type. Good question.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20550238899682657212012-05-28T09:25:16.991-05:002012-05-28T09:25:16.991-05:00Tina, I thought you might know. Is Uncle Ricky sto...Tina, I thought you might know. Is Uncle Ricky stone a copy of what is in Arlington? It states it to a clear.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-44033771184598310842012-05-28T08:56:09.652-05:002012-05-28T08:56:09.652-05:00I'm sorry for the loss of your uncle. Sharing ...I'm sorry for the loss of your uncle. Sharing his story is a great way to honor his memory. Thank you for posting this for us to read on this Memorial Day.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81882940690590308262012-05-28T07:30:57.087-05:002012-05-28T07:30:57.087-05:00Tina, what a lovely tribute to an obviously courag...Tina, what a lovely tribute to an obviously courageous man. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and all that are associated with and loved your uncle. <br /><br />I always thank service men and woman when I see them out in our community, like in restaurants. It is a nice thing to do for their valiant service keeping us safe and secure. We have an air base here that is getting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-78322138069653602612012-05-28T06:45:00.918-05:002012-05-28T06:45:00.918-05:00Thank you for sharing your uncle with us.Thank you for sharing your uncle with us.sallysmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978540407539565480noreply@blogger.com