Memorial Day 2015

Clem Clement

Clem Clement

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Thanks to all who served and those who supported them.
I'm off this morning in my 1930 Model A with Chaplain Jim Warrington, WWII, Vietnam, to join the Memorial Day parade in Washington, DC.
Clem Clement
Cuba; Vietnam 64, 67-68
 
Thanks to all that served and the support. USN Ret BUC 69-91 Seabees. Enjoy your day! Be Safe!
 

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Thank you to all who served past and present. We will never forget the ones who gave it their all.
I served proudly to protect the freedoms we enjoy.
Randy. US Army 1968-1970
 
This photo is what Memorial Day truly means to me. I would love to be able to visit the Wall and reunite with friends with their names etched on the Wall.
 

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Vicky said:
This photo is what Memorial Day truly means to me. I would love to be able to visit the Wall and reunite with friends with their names etched on the Wall.
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I was able to visit the Wall just before I retired while getting treatment at Walter Reed. It was a moving experience like no other. Took a couple of hours finding the names of those I served with that never came home, to include some close classmates.

There is no other monument in DC that captures that special feeling, the design is breathtaking.

I don't look today as my day like so many do, we have Veterans Day for all of us that came back and continue living a life, Memorial Day is just that, to remember those who served and died while in uniform.

I do remember them.............

Ed

US Army 65-85, Vietnam, Mar 1968-Mar 1969
 
Spent the day at the cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands where my father and a distant cousin are buried. With a group whose fathers are also buried here. Plan to go to Henri-Chapelle and Normandy to visit graves of other distant cousins.

Tear ducts have been active.
 
caboose said:
Spent the day at the cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands where my father and a distant cousin are buried. With a group whose fathers are also buried here. Plan to go to Henri-Chapelle and Normandy to visit graves of other distant cousins.

Tear ducts have been active.
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My experience with the Dutch gratitude was second to none. Kids are taught in school about the sacrifices made.


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/am...-have-never-forgotten/ar-BBkct8c?ocid=delldhp

The Dutch have done the same for all allied cemeteries in Holland and still today.
 
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I went to two Memorial Day ceremonies with my 31 Pick up today. There was a fresh restored roadster pick up at the second one. I hope to see more of it. Navy 68-72
 
Vicky,
I was working for AFCEA when that stunning painting was first displayed at one of our International Conventions. It is such a thought provoking work. I hadn't seen it in years. Thanks for posting
 
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May God bless all those that served, especially those that paid the ultimate sacrifice ! The world is a better place because of their efforts !
Wayne
 
I just discovered this Memorial Day posting and I too participated in the holiday services. It is close to my heart as I lost several buddies in Europe in WW II and they are buried near where they fell.

Europe WW II, 29th Division, multiple awards Purple Heart
 
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