Memorial Day

Post something that honors our brave service men/service woman..........

 

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I didn't take a picture but my flag flying out front would fit this bill.....

 

Local display of respect and remembrance.

 

I just got home from our annual VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America) Memorial Day recognition service. 48 of us members were there and a couple hundred family, friends and members of the local community. It was a very positive gathering. All service men and women in our community are welcomed home.

 

I saw one of these at an antiques market, and I had to have one. Didn’t like their price (non-negotiable for items under $100, and I can understand that policy due the the hassle it avoids) so I just bought a nice, professionally framed one elsewhere for a little less money (although I did like the cheap, old frame that the other was in....gave it character).

These were sent out for the Great War, before the Purple Heart was authorized in 1932. They were also ‘awarded’ to military members that were wounded in action, which is the one I saw and the the one I purchased. Approximately 10x16.

They really are nice looking pieces. This pic doesn’t do them justice.
Now, I am also going to have to research/read about Columbia, and how/why she and Liberty look so much alike.

 

Nice. Is yours attributed to a specific serviceman?

 

Yes, they all are specifically printed for a wounded or deceased serviceman. I suspect that person’s name is printed separately over the main print.

 

He flew P-38's in the Pacific (incognito).......

 

I wish I had the banner, but during WWII my great-grandmother (with 13 children) was an 8-Star mom. 3 sons in the Army; 3 sons in the Navy; 2 daughters serving as military nurses. And all 8 Stars stayed blue through the war. I'm sure she didn't get a full night of sleep for 4+ years.

 

“Columbia is a New Latintoponym in use since the 1730s for the Thirteen Colonies. It originated from the name of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and from the ending -ia, common in Latin names of countries (paralleling Britannia, Gallia, and others).”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_(name)

 

I wish I had seen this post yesterday. My civilian version of a challenge coin.

 

My first cousin.

 

And the Greatest Generation--still getting it done.

 

The lady next door to us had 9 sons in the US Navy. 9 stars. And, all of her sons came home. Like you said, it must have been difficult getting a full night sleep.

 

My father and 4 Uncles served in WW II. 3 in the Pacific and 2 in Europe. I can't even imagine how my Grandparents felt when they went to bed.