"Kim" wrote in message
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I thought of today and what it means and came across this article.

I'm sure the fine lady was an excellend riveter, but the copyrighted article
(you had permission to reproduce it?) has NOTHING to do with Memorial Day,
when we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

K=D8HB wrote:
"Kim" wrote in message
news
I thought of today and what it means and came across this article.

I'm sure the fine lady was an excellend riveter, but the copyrighted arti=
cle
(you had permission to reproduce it?) has NOTHING to do with Memorial=
Day,
when we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

(sigh)

Steve, K4YZ

K4YZ wrote:
K=D8HB wrote:
"Kim" wrote in message
news
I thought of today and what it means and came across this article.

I'm sure the fine lady was an excellend riveter, but the copyrighted ar=
ticle
(you had permission to reproduce it?) has NOTHING to do with Memori=
al Day,
when we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

(sigh)
=20
Steve, K4YZ

Where's Jimmy "the Riveter" on this one?

For me, Memorial Day is more than honoring those who have died. Death comes
naturally for a soldier (I've heard that somewhere and it's something that
really made an impression upon me). But, everyone who ever had anything to
do with creating war, going to support it's efforts, staying home to support
it's efforts (as in the case of the article from the Seattle Times), all
kinds of heroes: sung and unsung, they all deserve our moment of pause and
recognition--MORE than on days like today.

But, days like today give us all a collective moment or two to recognize the
magnitude of sacrifice that those people made--whether on the shores of war
or in the cities of our nation to keep her engines moving and take care of
our soldiers and their families and, if you'll think about it, to give those
soldiers something to come home to, even.

'Nuff said...

Kim W5TIT

PS--Who's "Jimmy" the riveter (or was that a colloquialism for a "man"
riveter?


"bb" wrote in message
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K4YZ wrote:
KØHB wrote:
"Kim" wrote in message
news
I thought of today and what it means and came across this article.

I'm sure the fine lady was an excellend riveter, but the copyrighted
article
(you had permission to reproduce it?) has NOTHING to do with
Memorial Day,
when we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

(sigh)

Steve, K4YZ

Where's Jimmy "the Riveter" on this one?

"Kim" wrote in message
.. .
For me, Memorial Day is more than honoring those who have died. Death
comes
naturally for a soldier (I've heard that somewhere and it's something that
really made an impression upon me). But, everyone who ever had anything
to
do with creating war, going to support it's efforts, staying home to
support
it's efforts (as in the case of the article from the Seattle Times), all
kinds of heroes: sung and unsung, they all deserve our moment of pause and
recognition--MORE than on days like today.

But, days like today give us all a collective moment or two to recognize
the
magnitude of sacrifice that those people made--whether on the shores of
war
or in the cities of our nation to keep her engines moving and take care of
our soldiers and their families and, if you'll think about it, to give
those
soldiers something to come home to, even.

'Nuff said...

Kim W5TIT


And very nicely said. It reflects how I feel too.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Kim wrote:
For me, Memorial Day is more than honoring those who have died. Death comes
naturally for a soldier ...

I should hope not. I think that death comes hard for most, soldier or
not.

"Kim" wrote in message
.. .
For me, Memorial Day is more than honoring those who have died.
SNIP

There it is. She does not even know what Memorial Day means. No further
discussion needed.

Dan/W4NTI

"Kim" wrote

For me, Memorial Day is more than honoring those who have died.

At the risk of appearing to be an unsensitive old galoot, and at the further
risk of alienating the 2 YL's who want to honor Rosie the Riveter on Memorial
day, I must strenuously disagree.

There are a lot of well-deserved "days" to honor veterans and servicemen in
general, and those others out of uniform who labored "in the cause", but
Memorial Day is NOT that day.

Memorial Day (originally called "Decoration Day" because the main activity
wasn't an extra Monday off for a barbeque in the back yard, but rather
decorating grave sites) was established specifically to remember those honored
comrades in arms who LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES for us. Let's never dilute that
sacred honor by turning Memorial Day into another "feel good day" for every
other patriotic group who wants to tag along on their glorious sacrifice.

The rest of us have Veterans Day/Armistice Day, Labor Day, Armed Forces Day,
Navy Day, etc. to recognize our contributions. Can we be content with that?

de Hans

"KØHB" wrote in message
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"Kim" wrote

For me, Memorial Day is more than honoring those who have died.

At the risk of appearing to be an unsensitive old galoot, and at the further
risk of alienating the 2 YL's who want to honor Rosie the Riveter on
Memorial
day, I must strenuously disagree.

There are a lot of well-deserved "days" to honor veterans and servicemen in
general, and those others out of uniform who labored "in the cause", but
Memorial Day is NOT that day.

Memorial Day (originally called "Decoration Day" because the main activity
wasn't an extra Monday off for a barbeque in the back yard, but rather
decorating grave sites) was established specifically to remember those
honored
comrades in arms who LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES for us. Let's never dilute that
sacred honor by turning Memorial Day into another "feel good day" for every
other patriotic group who wants to tag along on their glorious sacrifice.

The rest of us have Veterans Day/Armistice Day, Labor Day, Armed Forces Day,
Navy Day, etc. to recognize our contributions. Can we be content with that?

de Hans

..

Point well made, Hans. Feel no qualms about alienating the 2 YL's. They
meant well despite their lack of direction on the true purpose of this day.

You are not insensitive. You are correct.

(a slow salute to those who gave all they had)

"Arf! Arf!" wrote in message
...


Point well made, Hans. Feel no qualms about alienating the 2 YL's. They
meant well despite their lack of direction on the true purpose of this
day.

You are not insensitive. You are correct.

(a slow salute to those who gave all they had)


How rather parental and condescending of you. Lack of direction, eh? What
an idiot...

Kim W5TIT