Posted on 12/16/2016 3:49:58 PM PST by HarleyLady27
Karen Worcester, executive director of Wreaths Across America, told Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday, “There are more than 1.2 million wreaths en route to locations where veterans are buried all over the country, with incredible teams of drivers getting these wreaths out to be placed by more than a million volunteers.”
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Wreaths Across America Thanks Breitbart News: ‘There Will Be 70,000 People’ Placing Wreaths at Arlington Saturday
Wonderful.
Very nice...
Merry Christmas to these Vets...and we will never forget what you gave up to keep us free...Thank you for your service!!!
I was at Ft. Sam today visiting my dad and was watching them get set up. Expecting 6-8 thousand tomorrow.
We are doing our in Utah tomorrow I understand...
So much pride, honor seeing all those wreaths for people who gave us their all to keep us safe...
President Trump is going to treat all our Military as they should be treated from now on...
I was at a cemetery meeting and there was a political discussion beyond drainage and zoning.
They had an argument on putting wreaths on Civil War veteran graves and whether or not to tell anyone there were Civil War graves there.
The decision was yes, all graves of vets, but the newest graves first as there were wreaths.
The two tombstones in the front were for women, Susan and Beverly.
Thank you, Daffynition, on behalf of your family who has given to America way beyond the call of duty. Our prayers go out to these heroes.
That’s very kind of you. We try to go the Arlington every year.
It’s an overwhelming place, have you ever been?
No, I have stayed at Arlington several times but never went the cemetery. On your recommendation I will go next time I’m there.
A burial is so impressive.
When I go, I go with my cousin, who has a special pass and can drive right in, and up to the graves. Saves a lot of hiking. ;)
And of course, The Tomb of the Unknowns. Below the amphitheater are rest rooms, and where the Guard soldiers get dressed for their duty. Once we got in to the prep room, one of the sentinels soldiers invited my boys in and we saw how they get dressed. We were gobsmacked. They are constantly studying info about the cemetery. They don't let up for a second. Precious men.
Hope this gives you a taste for one of the best venues in DC. Don't be surprised if they ask for pic ID.
Thank you, Daffynition. You’ve excited me to visit. So glad to hear about the fine dignity of people and horses who keep the memory of our fallen heroes alive.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s "Concord Hymn" was written at the request of the Battle Monument Committee. At Concord’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, 1837 it was first read, then sung as a hymn by a local choir. I have studied Emerson’s works and believe the Concord Hymn is his finest poem. The poem exalts the patriots who fought for our freedom. Yet it also respects the English "foe" who also deserve our salute as brave warriors. Emerson's use of the word "shaft" is very artful. It describes the monument being raised to the heavens in tribute, and yet it also suggests the shaft in the ground where the heroes are laid to rest. If you have not yet visited this site in Concord, Massachusetts, you owe to yourself to do so. It will surely stir the heart of any FReeper. |
Thank you Poco.
It is truly, a deeply touching poem. As is, the *rude bridge* and Minuteman Park. IIRC, before you cross the bridge, there are graves of some Red Coats who died in the Battle. They are memorialized by:
**They came three thousand miles and died,
To keep the past upon its throne.
Unheard beyond the ocean tide,
Their English mother made her moan**
~James Russell Lowell
Presently, I’m plowing my way through David McCullough’s “John Adams”. I love it; the details of the era are made so real.
Happens that the shaft shape is a very popular form in New England cemeteries. The Battle of Bennington [Vermont] is commemorated with a huge obelisk; you can see three states from the top.
If you pay attention while in New England almost every town has some connection to the *shot heard round the world*.
When you think of the hardships, vagaries of travel, how slow news moved. It’s a miracle anything was accomplished at all:)
I remember when I went there in 2003, I was amazed, saddened, proud, at awe...it is beyond words to see, to know, and understand...
This is beautiful, thank you ColdOne for sending...and Thank You to all those who gave it all for us!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
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