tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post7763055276876835746..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Memorial Day -- by Barb BettsLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64372750703967875842014-05-25T10:38:22.070-05:002014-05-25T10:38:22.070-05:00That's quite alright. I think I got the nick n...That's quite alright. I think I got the nick name of Barn right off the bat. Angel is much nicer though. LOL.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80539895406303338842014-05-25T08:13:14.712-05:002014-05-25T08:13:14.712-05:00Oh, and by the way, I'm sorry for thinking Ang...Oh, and by the way, I'm sorry for thinking Angel was a nickname you used, Barb. So I got the name screwed up, but that's me--not always on par.<br />Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-21873703198922399062014-05-24T22:43:17.978-05:002014-05-24T22:43:17.978-05:00Thank you Sarah. I am so sorry to hear about your ...Thank you Sarah. I am so sorry to hear about your friend. I can't even imagine the horror she must have lived through. I was surprised when we lived in Burlington that my husbands job did not recognize Memorial Day as a paid holiday off. We being Yankees had never heard of his before. I am so happy to hear you enjoyed my post and thank you for your wishes for my success.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23762503727978106122014-05-24T22:36:28.965-05:002014-05-24T22:36:28.965-05:00Kathleen, I agree wholeheartedly. I still don'...Kathleen, I agree wholeheartedly. I still don't understand how we as a country could turn on our own soldiers especially since a lot of them were drafted. The soldiers that I knew personally, that returned were never the same. And yet again as you say we have soldiers returning home once again broken.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12096144794045038732014-05-24T22:29:09.487-05:002014-05-24T22:29:09.487-05:00That is awesome. Wonderful to hear the tradition i...That is awesome. Wonderful to hear the tradition is still going strong in your family.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-20617813841930111572014-05-24T20:14:04.374-05:002014-05-24T20:14:04.374-05:00I was a young teen during the Vietnam War. My dad ...I was a young teen during the Vietnam War. My dad served as Ops Officer at Cam Ranh Bay in 1969, when I was 12. Even so, I might have protested the war...had the U.S. not withdrawn before I was old enough to become a protestor. Still, I can't imagine ever holding the war against the soldiers. They had a job to do, and they did it. A whole generation of young men came home broken in one way orAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48060096673178360042014-05-24T18:43:58.382-05:002014-05-24T18:43:58.382-05:00Cheryl I too was growing up during the Vietnam War...Cheryl I too was growing up during the Vietnam War. I remember the protests and burning of draft cards. In recent years I met a man who spent a lot of time in Mexico and Canada during the war. When my son came home from basic training folks actually stopped him and shook is hand for his service. A drastic difference than what was given to our soldiers coming home from Nam some were actually spit Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-56939225313511183162014-05-24T18:41:05.610-05:002014-05-24T18:41:05.610-05:00What Cheryl said about Viet Nam vets is sadly true...What Cheryl said about Viet Nam vets is sadly true. I remember once on a plane trip (yikes!) back to Omaha, Nebraska from North Carolina, there were several Viet Nam soldiers on board. The stewardesses ignored them and people shunned them. I was so ashamed for the way they were treated. I never got the why of that. They were drafted in those days. They did their duty to their country and were Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-57867109619114816032014-05-24T18:38:35.311-05:002014-05-24T18:38:35.311-05:00I spent my day going to five cemeteries, so the tr...I spent my day going to five cemeteries, so the tradition still goes on in our family to decorate graves.Linda Hubalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720726064455839808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-87845595367302696872014-05-24T18:38:21.556-05:002014-05-24T18:38:21.556-05:00I have a son who served two tours in Afghanistan a...I have a son who served two tours in Afghanistan and a grandson and his wife who both served in Iraq. I am so proud of them. In recent months both families have experienced a cut in benefits making it more difficult for them to make ends meet. So I do think more needs to be done to help those who serve to protect our nation.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-78052674366575713152014-05-24T18:33:52.147-05:002014-05-24T18:33:52.147-05:00I know how you feel. For many years after my marri...I know how you feel. For many years after my marriage to my husband, it was our duty to transport his mother to Blair Nebraska to clean off the graves of his people and put flowers on their graves. Each year we would then go to the Blair park and gather with his relatives from Blair and picnic. Sadly most of his family has died off, their children have moved on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-33048898536510447662014-05-24T18:29:01.419-05:002014-05-24T18:29:01.419-05:00I think the Barn thing is starting to stick. :)
I...I think the Barn thing is starting to stick. :)<br /> I didn't realize their was such controversy about the holiday until I researched it. I know when we were in North Carolina my husband had taken a job in Greensboro and Memorial Day was not offered as one of his paid holidays. I didn't realize why until I was researching this as to why. According to my sources some folks in the south Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24540649230743398292014-05-24T18:23:30.083-05:002014-05-24T18:23:30.083-05:00I was over to the Blair cemetery this morning to p...I was over to the Blair cemetery this morning to put flowers on graves from husbands side of the family. I still have to go to Council Bluffs for my side. We did our usual walk through the cemetery. A lot of his family is buried there going back into the 1800's. In 2012 he lost his mom and brother 6 weeks apart so it's still with a heavy heart we remember their loss. I love writing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52518682878008249522014-05-24T18:15:36.263-05:002014-05-24T18:15:36.263-05:00Some sweet memories for sure. It seems you cant ha...Some sweet memories for sure. It seems you cant have a picnic without the potato salad. One of my favorites as well. The weather man is calling for rain this weekend but I will still be preparing potato salad and chocolate cake for the family gathering.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-68556270770909364382014-05-24T18:11:31.999-05:002014-05-24T18:11:31.999-05:00Thank you Celia. Through the years I have bought r...Thank you Celia. Through the years I have bought red poppies from the boy scouts as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-70449606482926158762014-05-24T18:10:01.625-05:002014-05-24T18:10:01.625-05:00You're welcome Doris. I wish I would have paid...You're welcome Doris. I wish I would have paid better attention to my grandmothers stories. As the years have gone by I have so may questions that I'm sure the answers died with her. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74928091018187452472014-05-24T18:06:37.616-05:002014-05-24T18:06:37.616-05:00You're welcome. I worry that my great grandchi...You're welcome. I worry that my great grandchildren will never know the bittersweet reason for this holiday, that the tradition of going to the cemetery to honor our loved ones that have passed on will be lost forever.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2698139601966220372014-05-24T17:21:30.779-05:002014-05-24T17:21:30.779-05:00Angel, my husband is a Viet Nam vet, and talk abou...Angel, my husband is a Viet Nam vet, and talk about some snubbing going on! Of course, it was awful when he first came back (this was before I met him--I think I was like 12 when he was over there). But there are so many of the vets of that era that feel that way--even the American Legion didn't want them to join back then--now that they're dying out, he gets stuff every other day wantingCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80497969025133978512014-05-24T16:59:40.778-05:002014-05-24T16:59:40.778-05:00I look forward to reading your books. I personall...I look forward to reading your books. I personally feel as though our military men and women don't get the recognition they deserve. Those 'old' family traditions seem to have been lost in time. Things move to fast these days and almost all of the stores and businesses are still open. My dear baby boy is in the military. They still get snubbed by some. Every now and then he Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501496275403229781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-31556615550240578592014-05-24T15:51:29.276-05:002014-05-24T15:51:29.276-05:00All the 35-or so years I lived in and around my ho...All the 35-or so years I lived in and around my hometown, Memorial weekend, and we also called it Decoration Day, was important in my family. I grew up with the tradition of going to the cemetery to clean the headstones and put real flowers out. My maternal grandfather, in his retirement years, was the grounds keeper at our cemetery, so I spent a lot of time there with him. <br /><br />I haven&#Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47346581476915877642014-05-24T14:49:21.826-05:002014-05-24T14:49:21.826-05:00I didn't realize until recently that Congress ...I didn't realize until recently that Congress didn't declare Memorial Day a national holiday until 1971 -- during the Viet Nam War. Maybe I thought the federal observance was much older because I was raised in a military family. My siblings and I grew up hyper-aware of the significance of Decoration Day/Memorial Day.<br /><br />May we never forget those who went before -- in both war and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-20086932679755715362014-05-24T14:46:49.848-05:002014-05-24T14:46:49.848-05:00Barb, I just got back from decorating the graves o...Barb, I just got back from decorating the graves of family in Sheridan. The Legion will be putting flags on two of those graves early Monday morning. This year I'll be spending Memorial Day working, but remembering. <br /><br />We always decorated the graves on Friday or Saturday and then Monday the family gathered at Mom's for a fried chicken dinner, jabbering and play. <br /><br />I canKirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12560820547445029222014-05-24T14:20:51.052-05:002014-05-24T14:20:51.052-05:00Growing up, we did about the same thing--decorate ...Growing up, we did about the same thing--decorate the graves and we always had flags for the veterans. Sometimes the American Legion would have a 3-shot salute (can't remember what they called that). Very touching. Then we'd go have a huge doin's in someone's backyard--potato salad was and still is my favorite Memorial Day picnic food. :)Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-68052274120541377062014-05-24T14:18:04.851-05:002014-05-24T14:18:04.851-05:00Barb--since I have very few memories of Memorial D...Barb--since I have very few memories of Memorial Day, thanks for sharing yours. And I imagine I'm older than you, so I should have a few. We called it Decoration Day, too, and bought crepe paper red poppies from boys scouts or women. I loved the stories about your family. I'll watch for your releases.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48529539673752396472014-05-24T13:37:52.836-05:002014-05-24T13:37:52.836-05:00Barb,
Coming from a small community we really didn...Barb,<br />Coming from a small community we really didn't do much in the way of celebration. Instead it was an ongoing telling of history. <br />Now, being far away from everyone, I spend my time researching and trying to tell the stories of people that time may have forgotten. <br />I can still enjoy the memories of others and I thank you for sharing yours. Doris<br />Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com