thank you for your service and sacrifice
on memorial day and every day
—
text credit: excerpt from the fourth stanza of Laurence Binyon’s 1914 poem, “For the Fallen”, known as the “Ode of Remembrance,” frequently used to honor those who gave their lives in service.
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It’s a particularly somber remembrance this year.
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Very suitable for Memorial Day, Beth. We have ours in November.
Best wishes, Pete.
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thanks, pete
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Lest We Forget, Beth
“Lest We Forget (a Haiku)”
Twilight’s blood red sky
Quietly reminded us
About ANZAC Day
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thank you
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A lovely message
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The definition of bittersweet.
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The poem says it all.
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Beautiful! Happy Memorial Day, Beth!
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Happy Memorial Day to you and your loved ones, Beth!
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Lovely! Thanks, Beth, and enjoy your day! 💕
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A very beautiful tribute and I say the same thing “thank you for your service and sacrifice on memorial day and every day”
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So important to wear poppies every year, although we do this in November.
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Perfect, Beth.
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That is familiar, they say the same here or similar on our days of rememberance.
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Here’s the full poem and the story behind it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Fallen
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Never forget.
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Yes, thank you. Let us honor those who died in service to country. But let us also end war and work toward peace.
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yes, i so agree –
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