A stunning reminder that so many survivors of war, who never forget their comrades who they lost in battle, end up being forgotten. Very poignant.
Until they couldn't anymore, my mother and father always attended Memorial Day services in the early morning at Riverside Cemetery on the Black River where they both were born, lost friends during World War II that they never mentioned. I probably would've attended those ceremonies that my uncle participated in until he disappeared in 1962, a PTSD casualty of World War II like another uncle of mine.
Ron
Reviewed by JoAnne Cromp (Reader)
Reviewed on May 29, 2022
Thank you Kathleen for this memorial day poem. It's a time of reflection tomorrow with many deep emotions. I am the wife of a very disabled American Indian Army veteran who proudly served his nation and we honor those beloved sacrifice of American soldiers . My prayers are that we can keep freedom here so those that died did not die in vien
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Until they couldn't anymore, my mother and father always attended Memorial Day services in the early morning at Riverside Cemetery on the Black River where they both were born, lost friends during World War II that they never mentioned. I probably would've attended those ceremonies that my uncle participated in until he disappeared in 1962, a PTSD casualty of World War II like another uncle of mine.
Ron