On Jun 1, 10:56*am, "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"
wrote:
On Jun 1, 11:44*am, Tim wrote:





“Memorial Day has traditionally been one of the most solemn and
patriotic days for Americans, and rightfully so. This is a day when
all Americans join together to remember the sacrifices of those who
answered their nation's call. The significance of this day is
sometimes confused or distorted. The true meaning of Memorial Day
becomes at times, distant or vague, lost to commercialism, or drowned
in forgetful indulgence. Sometimes, there is a failure to recognize
the magnitude of the deeds of the men and women who held true to the
notion that evil and tyranny must not prevail.

Nationally, it seems a sacred duty to keep the legacy of our nation's
patriots forever fresh in the memories of future generations. We are
bound by honor to do so. They fought and died to preserve this land of
hopes and dreams. Without the courage, valor and singleness of purpose
of our nation's veterans, the values that have always made it possible
for us to meet new challenges, and move forward as a nation, would
have been lost. The freedoms that so many Americans enjoy did not come
cheaply. They were paid for with the flesh and blood of American
servicemen and women, and with the tears of those whose lives were
changed forever by the loss of a loved one.

Memorial Day is a day of opportunity to give thanks for all that we
are blessed with. It should also be a day that we rededicate ourselves
to our country and to America's living veterans and their families in
memory of the sacrifices they, and others have made..

Veterans will gather to honor fallen comrades on this day. Their time
together may have been brief, but the bonds were deeply formed. Life
and feelings are intensified when there is sharing of hardship and
laughter; fear and loss. It is a responsibility with which we all are
charged -- to do our best to repay the debt that is owed to those who
have presented us with our most precious gift ... freedom.” (Jesse
Brown Secretary of Veterans Affairs)

Thanks Tim.. I was reading it though and imagined you might have
written it, I think it would have made a good Sunday service lesson

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I did Scott. Here's the rest of my contribution:

Today…. we mourn the brave souls who laid their lives down for our
freedom. We pray that they have found peace with God, and we resolve
that their sacrifices will always be remembered by this grateful
nation. But most importantly, let us remember the ultimate sacrifice
made for all mankind by the death of Jesus Christ. It is by His death
that we are all forgiven; and it is through our faith in our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, that we find hope in a new life. May God bless
our troops and their families, and may God Bless America.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends." (John 15:13)

Tim wrote:
On May 31, 3:02 pm, wrote:

wrote in message

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I see not much has happened differently in rec.boats since I left Fri
to head for Kansas. We just got back last night and to tired to head
for the lake today.


Thursday evening before we left I went to three local cemeteries, and
decorated 13 of my family mostly divided between ww1 and ww2 vets,
with one from the Spanish-American and one from the Civil War.


Then Friday morning we headed for Kansas. It may be the last time I
ever will go out to dress graves of my ancestors on my mom's side,
Long and tiresome, but it was a great trip, just the same.


Anyhow, I'm half way feeling back to normal again, so it's time to get
ready for the huge cookout. And before that, I might go do some work
on the 23' Marquis. decisions, decisions....


Anyway, enjoy the day .

Sounds like a lot of family history to be proud of Tim. Good of you to honor
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Thanks. I have several family artifacts fro battles and conflicts from
the past. And I make sure that they're graves are decorated on each
Memorial Day. No brag on my part, but this year I also went around to
a lot of other local grave sites and layed out 64 flags.And that
didn't cover them all. Next year I'll probably set 0ut a hundred or
more.

Somebody needs to do it.

Very cool, Tim! I'll donate next year. Hit me up ahead of time.

On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:13:50 -0400, Larry wrote:

Tim wrote:
On May 31, 3:02 pm, wrote:

wrote in message

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I see not much has happened differently in rec.boats since I left Fri
to head for Kansas. We just got back last night and to tired to head
for the lake today.


Thursday evening before we left I went to three local cemeteries, and
decorated 13 of my family mostly divided between ww1 and ww2 vets,
with one from the Spanish-American and one from the Civil War.


Then Friday morning we headed for Kansas. It may be the last time I
ever will go out to dress graves of my ancestors on my mom's side,
Long and tiresome, but it was a great trip, just the same.


Anyhow, I'm half way feeling back to normal again, so it's time to get
ready for the huge cookout. And before that, I might go do some work
on the 23' Marquis. decisions, decisions....


Anyway, enjoy the day .

Sounds like a lot of family history to be proud of Tim. Good of you to honor
those soldiers.- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks. I have several family artifacts fro battles and conflicts from
the past. And I make sure that they're graves are decorated on each
Memorial Day. No brag on my part, but this year I also went around to
a lot of other local grave sites and layed out 64 flags.And that
didn't cover them all. Next year I'll probably set 0ut a hundred or
more.

Somebody needs to do it.

Very cool, Tim! I'll donate next year. Hit me up ahead of time.

What a good idea. Hit me too Tim.

On Jun 1, 7:43*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:13:50 -0400, Larry wrote:
Tim wrote:
On May 31, 3:02 pm, *wrote:

*wrote in message

....

I see not much has happened differently in rec.boats since I left Fri
to head for Kansas. We just got back last night and to tired to head
for the lake today.

Thursday evening before we left I *went to three local cemeteries, and
decorated 13 of my family *mostly divided between ww1 and ww2 vets,
with one from the Spanish-American and one from the Civil War.

Then Friday morning we headed for Kansas. It may be the last time I
ever will go out to dress graves of my ancestors on my mom's side,
Long and tiresome, but it was a great trip, just the same.

Anyhow, I'm half way feeling back to normal again, so it's time to get
ready for the huge cookout. And before that, I might go do some work
on the 23' Marquis. decisions, decisions....

Anyway, enjoy the day .

Sounds like a lot of family history to be proud of Tim. Good of you to honor
those soldiers.- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks. I have several family artifacts fro battles and conflicts from
the past. And I make sure that they're graves are decorated on each
Memorial Day. No brag on my part, but this year I also went around to
a lot of other local grave sites and layed out 64 flags.And that
didn't cover them all. Next year I'll probably set 0ut a hundred or
more.

Somebody needs to do it.

Very cool, Tim! *I'll donate next year. *Hit me up ahead of time.

What a good idea. Hit me too Tim.- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks for the offer, guys. I can and don't mind handling the load my
self. The guys at the American Legion were kind of surprised to find
that the cemetaries had honors put out before they did. We have a
small local A.L. post, and they put out about a hundred flags
themselves and it doesn't cover near the amount needed. I talked with
the Commander this morning, and he said the smaller cemetaries were
really impressive to look at and they wer wondering who put the flags
out. I told him I did and had plans to do more for next year. It's
really not that much of a cost and I didn't mind it at all. He, on
behalf of the local post were grateful.

They've already pulled the flags for mowing etc, but they were willing
to sort mine from theirs and return them to me. I said to keep them
for future use, but that's the problem. They store them in a musty old
legion hall where even new flags get moldy.though not a member of the
Legion, I said I had a nice dry place to keep them if they wished me
to store them. They may take me up on my offer, and I'd feel honored
if they did.


But all in all guys, again I appreciate the offers, but it may be more
of a benefit if you made a donation for a flag fund with your local
Americal Legion or VFW.

"Tim" wrote in message
...
I see not much has happened differently in rec.boats since I left Fri
to head for Kansas. We just got back last night and to tired to head
for the lake today.

Thursday evening before we left I went to three local cemeteries, and
decorated 13 of my family mostly divided between ww1 and ww2 vets,
with one from the Spanish-American and one from the Civil War.

Then Friday morning we headed for Kansas. It may be the last time I
ever will go out to dress graves of my ancestors on my mom's side,
Long and tiresome, but it was a great trip, just the same.

Anyhow, I'm half way feeling back to normal again, so it's time to get
ready for the huge cookout. And before that, I might go do some work
on the 23' Marquis. decisions, decisions....

Anyway, enjoy the day .


Today isn't a holiday here but a small group did gather at Deadmans Island
for a memorial.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...d-halifax.html

On May 31, 6:29*pm, "YukonBound" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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I see not much has happened differently in rec.boats since I left Fri
to head for Kansas. We just got back last night and to tired to head
for the lake today.

Thursday evening before we left I *went to three local cemeteries, and
decorated 13 of my family *mostly divided between ww1 and ww2 vets,
with one from the Spanish-American and one from the Civil War.

Then Friday morning we headed for Kansas. It may be the last time I
ever will go out to dress graves of my ancestors on my mom's side,
Long and tiresome, but it was a great trip, just the same.

Anyhow, I'm half way feeling back to normal again, so it's time to get
ready for the huge cookout. And before that, I might go do some work
on the 23' Marquis. decisions, decisions....

Anyway, enjoy the day .

Today isn't a holiday here but a small group did gather at Deadmans Island
for a memorial.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...s-deadmans-isl...

Wow!

"...The act of remembrance was for the estimated 188 American soldiers
who died as prisoners of the British army in the War of 1812, and were
buried on Deadman's Island.

An informal ceremony has been held every Memorial Day since 2005 when
the municipality bought the land and turned it into a park to prevent
condominium development on the site....When developers were about to
put condominiums on the land, the issue that it was an unmarked burial
ground was raised."

I didn't know of that. Thanks Don!

In article ,
says...

"Tim" wrote in message
...
I see not much has happened differently in rec.boats since I left Fri
to head for Kansas. We just got back last night and to tired to head
for the lake today.

Thursday evening before we left I went to three local cemeteries, and
decorated 13 of my family mostly divided between ww1 and ww2 vets,
with one from the Spanish-American and one from the Civil War.

Then Friday morning we headed for Kansas. It may be the last time I
ever will go out to dress graves of my ancestors on my mom's side,
Long and tiresome, but it was a great trip, just the same.

Anyhow, I'm half way feeling back to normal again, so it's time to get
ready for the huge cookout. And before that, I might go do some work
on the 23' Marquis. decisions, decisions....

Anyway, enjoy the day .


Today isn't a holiday here but a small group did gather at Deadmans Island
for a memorial.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...d-halifax.html

Nothing to memorialize here. I have no use for the military or those who
chose to fight for our country and to keep fat lazy slobs like me safe.