A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-27-05 thru 05-30-05...Remembering Them Then ~ Honoring Them

DollyCali | May 27, 2005 | DollyCali

[Billie]

You're not a bid proud, of course.

Not one *bid* bit!

[ohioWfan]

As long as you don't call the new M-i-L a 'biddy,' you're OK, Billie. :o)

Thanks!

[Jackie-O]

Yes the ping is what did the trick...thank you FRiend!
It is nice to see the old gang. I have been MIA for some time here as I am a very Admin at a Victims Advocacy site.
Ya know another o FRiend I often wonder about is Cheneychick....I wonder if she is done with her tour in Afghanistan??? Has anyone seen her lately??

[DollyCali]

Cheney Chick in Forum

whooohooo.. we're talking about you.....

[DollyCali]

wow, look who's here!!! good to see you U... I don't hang out a the political threads in general. i do read daily Texkat's thread with news etc & Prairiebreeze's Tony Snow. New to the Daily Talk show thread. So much want to do but so little time unless I am tied to the computer all day & in nice weather don't want to do that... some days don't get to FR at all.. glad you stopped by

[DollyCali]

Thanks Billie...As always you were a big help when I needed it. That ending was giving me fits.. I was so tired at that point & didn't want to jeaopardize the entire thread (which I did 3 hours earlier & had to restructure)...as you see I got into your toybox

:)

[DollyCali]

Hi there Gail.. I was thinking about you in the middle of the night amidst the "fun with HTML" saga.. Has it been about a year you lost your hubby? was he a vet? Sometimes I recall things & other times my mind is a seive... how is your new job going? I am wondering how many men & women here are vets & how many are/were married to vets...

[Billie]

That 'ending' still puzzles me, because I took out the linebreak and tried it again - still the same mess. Going to just forget what I sent you last night and go back to the bottom links that are tried and true - my mistake in trying to do it for you without using the very format I had set up in the first place - it works. We've all been using it every day for a while now! Do you want me to send it to you again, and you delete anything and everything else you have stored?

[DollyCali]

Is the pope Catholic?

I am still copy/paste material

:)

[Pippin]

Billie, did you read my post at #9?

I'm afraid I'll have to slow my appearances on FR for a while.

I'm not leaving Fr, just taking a bit of a hiatus from it due to PC and scheduling problems.

But read #9 as I had a question that only one person has answered so far.

I'm gonna keep lurking whenever I can to see if it was answered by anyone else.

[LadyX]

"I go to the cemetery several times a year but the big family day is one day of Memorial weekend. We have 10 relatives at this cemetery & 8 at another (and one at a third but we usually don't get there). We clean the stones with brushes (I have a obsessive compulsive aunt), trim around the graves, put flowers around."

It is a joy to see so many here who honor this holiday for what it truly is -- not just a chance for a 3-day holiday, as so many think of it.

Found a good site about Memorial Day, located HERE

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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920).

While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873.

By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war).

It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee.

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Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.

To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps."

The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country.

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[dutchess]

Dolly...what a touching, beautiful, incredible thread. I'm in tears!!! (((dolly))))

[dutchess]

Thank you so much for allowing Dolly to share your story on our Memorial Day thread. Your attitude is inspiring. (BTW, I used to be a rehabilitation counselor for the visually impaired...and based on your attitude I know you will succeed in where ever life takes you!) Thank you for your service to our country.

[dutchess]

Thanks for the history lesson maggie...and thank YOU for your service to our country.

[dutchess]

Hey pippin. Will miss your smiling face during your "hiatus". Re your question...if it were me I would avoid any political discussions with those from the left. And lurk, lurk, lurk espcially on the positive threads here. We'll miss you while you gone friend. (((pippin)))

[dutchess]

Hi Ohio. What a lovely picture of Eric and his bride. You have freepmail!

[Billie]

Hello, you two on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend tribute to all our brave men and women in the armed forces.

Pip, I will echo both Lakeside's and your co-worker's advice. Mostly because I really hate confrontations and try to just stay away from those who thrive on it. Fortunately, for me anyway, I really don't even know anyone who agrees with those dastardly dems, so I'm not subjected to politically-charged confrontations.

I like what your co-worker said - you're 'on vacation' from discussing politics. :)

We'll miss you until you get your problems solved, but hope you have a wonderful time in Canada - NOT having to defend our President. :)

[Billie]

As long as you don't call the new M-i-L a 'biddy,' you're OK, Billie. :o)

LOL! Deal!

[TexKat]

Beautiful DC, Nick and April. I hope and pray that all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.

[TexKat]

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Nick Popaditch at American Legion Memorial Post 180 in Highland.