Remembering

Just taking a moment, in a long, busy weekend of weird weather, to remember...

Wishing those ultimate sacrifices would never be necessary - but grateful to those who made them...

Whatever country, whichever faith - wishing everyone in the world, peace.

Mid-way through the top row of the photo, is K's dad, Alex (though he often went by his nickname 'Johnny') at his naval graduation, at the beginning of WWII. He served on the U.S.S. Missouri, and other ships, and was one of the fortunate ones to make it back home. When looking at this photo, I've often wondered how many of these young men - who were barely past boyhood from the look of their fresh rosy faces - were as fortunate. Some of them looked barely old enough to shave. They look so young, it's strange to think that if any of them are still alive, they must be in their eighties, at least, by now, if not older...

Time is so slippery...

Sorry I've been so absent from the blogosphere this week. Another busy week ahead, but I'll try to post a little more and play catch-up, with everyone soon. Hope you've had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Comments

[Caroline]

I become more and more pacifist... I was just listening to something about the start of the cold war and there was a man who'd made over 200 flights to help supply Berlin whilst the Russians were blockading it... he said how odd it was that only a little while before he'd been attempting to destroy the Germans (in WWII)... and then he was running mercy missions... why do we fight so?

[Pacian]

Time *is* slippery. The harder you hold onto it, the faster it gets away from you.

[Tammy]

Lovely tribute of appreciation Tink. XXOO

[gemma]

Sending love to you Tinker...I've missed you!
We have all been in a circle holding hands and hugging even though we havn't visited.
xx

[somepinkflowers]

i love how
when you click on the photo
to enlarge
you see all the ~~MEN~~
look so young and earnest.

:-)

yes, they were in war
but they seem to look so proud
to be part of the team,
doing their job.
my father (navy) said
he felt it to be such a honor.
to this day he says that
of his time in WWII,
it was his honor...

times seem different now,
are they not?

[rochambeau]

Dear TInk,
I like what you had to say in the beginning about peace! You know whats weird? I think men like to have wars. It's a strange part of human nature that I don't understand, because I'm not a guy. You would think all people would learn their lessons but the cycle of violence keeps repeating itself over and over again. Like a sorrowful broken record.

xo
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