MEMORIAL DAY 2024
Over the years, I have done many a Memorial day post, feel free to check the archives for past ones!
May NO American or citizen of a free country ever forget those that fought and died for you!
None of us would be who we are, or have what we have, if not for the strengths and sacrifices of others. Most of us enjoy lives of relative freedom. Our freedom has come at enormous cost. The price paid by those who gave their all. In service to their country, states and communities.
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Farewell Salutes – those mentioned with KIA or DWC are those that have been identified recently by the U.S. Dept. of POW/MIA Accounting Agency and will be returning home for burial.
Harry Lenous Alderman – USA; USMC, WWII, ETO, USS Huntington/Korea, aide to MGen. Chesty Puller/Vietnam, Colonel, Cmdr. of 3rd Battalion/6th marines/ Cuban Missile Crisis/ Beirut, Lebanon
Harley E. Alexander – New Madison, OH; US Navy, WWII, ETO, coxswain # 6267830, USS Glennon, KIA (FRA)
Daniel D. McCracken – PA; US Navy, Chief Hospital Corpsman, DWS (Bahrain)
Marcus A. Engressor – Vallejo, CA; US Army, WWII, PTO, Pfc., Co L/31st Infantry Regiment, POW, DWC (Luzon)
Zachary Galli – Williamsburg, VA; US Army, Lt., Ordnance, DWS (Ft. Johnson, LA)
Cecil T. Hinson – Rock Hill, SC; US Army, WWII, PTO, Pvt. # 14037802, Aviation 7th Chemical POW, DWC (Cabantuan Camp, Luzon)
Thomas A. Smith – Grant, MI; US Army, Korea, Pfc. # 16323876, 2/3/Co A/3rd Engineer Combat/24th Infantry Division, KIA (Hwagye, SK)
Harold F. “Smokey” Wenzel – USA; US Merchant Marines, WWII, Merchant Marine Academy class of ’46/US Navy, Korea & Vietnam, Captain/ Cmdr. Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center/ Cmdr. USS Miles C. Fox
Joanne Marie Dillion Wenzel – USA; US Navy, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, Lt.
Starring Brooks Winfield – Berkeley, CA; US Navy, Petty Officer # 4134987, WWII, PTO, radioman, USS Oklahoma, KIA (Pearl Harbor, HI)
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PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THE WORKING ANIMALS THAT SAVE SO MANY LIVES!
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Posted on May 27, 2024, in Current News, Korean War, Post WWII, WWII and tagged Gulf, History, Korea, Memorial Day, Military, Military History, Pacific War, Tributes, veterans, Vietnam, world-war-ii, WW2, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 169 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
Nice post 💯🩵
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Blessings from 🇪🇸
Greetings pk 🌎 David
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Thank you, David.
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We must never forget those who gave their lives for our freedom. The video really moved me
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Thank you so much for your comment. I appreciate you watching the video!!
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That version of taps was deeply moving. Thanks, GP 🇺🇸
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Thank you. After the funerals I’ve seen, I can understand why Dad couldn’t take hearing it any more.
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A little Yorkshire Terrier… I didn’t know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_(war_dog)
Found this as well:
https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/bill-wynne-1922-2021-photojournalist-who-trained-wwii-hero-dog-smoky/
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Terrific! Thank you.
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Thank you for taking the trouble always to list those who have gone on to their reward. Their contribution must not be forgotten.
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Thank you for reading them, Anna. It helps to ensure that they will not be forgotten.
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Such a moving post, GP. The slide show really got to me, the sacrifice so plain to see. For a short time I provided grief counseling to little kids who’d lost their dads in Iraq. The image of the child by the grave is exactly how it looked. Memorial Day should be every day.
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Yes, it should be. How wonderful that you were able to help those children. I’ve had a few people ask me how to explain such a hardship to a child and, not really knowing how, I referred them to Leo Buscaglia’s book, “The Fall of Freddie the Leaf”.
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There’s a fantastic book called “Guiding your Child through Grief” by the Emswilers. I studied with them and their book was insightful and practical and geared toward little kids up through teens. Picture books are wonderful for the tots, but grief is a long process for children as their lives change with age, so it’s good to have a resource that points to why a kid, who lost his mom or dad or brother at a young age, might have trouble getting ready for his graduation as a teen. 🙂 Thanks for being a resource for families, GP. That’s wonderfully kind of you.
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I appreciate your recommendation. I’ll keep that title on file for future reference. (and reading myself if I ever get caught up with what I have, lol)
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🙂 🙂
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May God richly bless you for all that you do with your articles; they bless me richly.
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I am very pleased to hear that!
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Thank you.
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Thank you for this Memorial Day Blog. This was my Memorial Day Blog:
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A beautiful post.
Thank you.
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Thank you!
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thinking of you this week
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Thank you, but remember them.
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May we never forget the fallen!
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It’s up to us to make certain it never happens.
Thank you!!
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Definitely!
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Never forget this important day
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Thank you very much!
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Enormous cost for those who only ‘partially’ come home as well. Saw a friend today in a photo with his 4yr old daughter and he is more of a shell. Heartbreaking and yet I’m honored and humbled to know he gave the ultimate sacrifice for all of us.
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I am so sorry about your friend. War tears us apart in so many ways.
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This is a very important post, GP.
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Thank you, Mary. I firmly agree.
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A nice tribute! 🌹
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Thank you very much.
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Hope you had a great weekend!
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Thank you for asking, Dawn.
But no, Memorial Day is not a happy holiday for me.
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I understand.
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The more often we forget the sacrifices of those who fought for our freedom, the more we are in danger of losing it.
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Oh Peter, you do know how to word things. That is Perfect!!
Thank you very much!
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So beautiful remember sharing by this message purpose.
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Thank you very much.
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*salute* Thank you, sir!
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I appreciate what you’re saying.
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Thank you, James.
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