tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post2941707747292114155..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Veteran's Day 2016Linda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-84158359234098822142016-11-18T17:37:09.872-05:002016-11-18T17:37:09.872-05:00Wow! I missed this one last week! Wow! I missed this one last week! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-19023893591017966232016-11-13T20:39:38.623-05:002016-11-13T20:39:38.623-05:00Lovely poem. The last image is powerful.Lovely poem. The last image is powerful.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-5360616164866477932016-11-13T06:52:52.299-05:002016-11-13T06:52:52.299-05:00Poignant.Poignant.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-62275070938294327342016-11-12T19:59:12.336-05:002016-11-12T19:59:12.336-05:00Appreciations, dear Linda.
We have our American fl...Appreciations, dear Linda.<br />We have our American flag out, in honor. <br />I always look at my dear Dad's Fort Dix photo on Memorial Day & Veteran's Day, on the wall all the time but it's like a shrine at these times. <br />He loved to tell me stories about his drill sgt. days! <br />my best,<br />Janjan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-89624298392537495942016-11-12T13:17:51.803-05:002016-11-12T13:17:51.803-05:00We celebrate Remembrance Day in Canada on November...We celebrate Remembrance Day in Canada on November 11th (similar to your Veterna's Day). I love poems like the one you share for the way they bring the day into personal experience for 21st century readers. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-60648715396275370542016-11-11T16:59:14.017-05:002016-11-11T16:59:14.017-05:00A perfect poem for this Veteran's Day, Linda -...A perfect poem for this Veteran's Day, Linda - we owe our gratitude.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-35094954170640686472016-11-11T10:50:00.842-05:002016-11-11T10:50:00.842-05:00Thanks for the reminder to take the time to stop a...Thanks for the reminder to take the time to stop and consider, Linda.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-36010959589392328552016-11-11T09:46:47.689-05:002016-11-11T09:46:47.689-05:00Lovely sharing, Linda. I visited the memorials las...Lovely sharing, Linda. I visited the memorials last year with students, found some of my family members' names, gave thanks for their sacrifice and service. Thank you for sharing this poem, giving a thought to the glory of this young man before his future arrived. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-25676273927521573472016-11-11T09:37:39.948-05:002016-11-11T09:37:39.948-05:00My dad was in Vietnam, but he came home. Twice. I ...My dad was in Vietnam, but he came home. Twice. I was born while he was gone. I feel for all those who didn't get to hold their new children after returning, like my dad. Great poem.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-945941645888337342016-11-11T08:25:45.542-05:002016-11-11T08:25:45.542-05:00Linda, thanks for the opportunity to read a poem t...Linda, thanks for the opportunity to read a poem that brought back memories of standing in front of the Vietnam Memorial. Vietnam was such a sad time in US history.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-10547227731702623562016-11-11T08:20:44.382-05:002016-11-11T08:20:44.382-05:00Hi Linda, thank you for this poem. I wrote recentl...Hi Linda, thank you for this poem. I wrote recently about viewing my grandfather's name at a WWII veteran's memorial, and there is something so powerful about seeing a name in stone. It's so important to remember. Thank you.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-11415554113692999122016-11-11T08:15:55.837-05:002016-11-11T08:15:55.837-05:00Such a poignant poem, Linda. Visiting the Vietnam ...Such a poignant poem, Linda. Visiting the Vietnam Memorial was a sobering experience I'll never forget. I'm so thankful for all our veterans!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-56544159144263243402016-11-11T00:44:16.430-05:002016-11-11T00:44:16.430-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Linda. It's not a poe...Thanks for sharing this, Linda. It's not a poem I'd come across before, but very appropriate for the day, which we call Remembrance Day here in Australia. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.com