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June 6, 2011
Arlington through tears
Posted by Morning Bray under Friends and Family | Tags: Arlington National Cemetery |[21] Comments
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June 6, 2011
June 6, 2011 at 6:01 am
Where have all the flowers gone?
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June 6, 2011 at 8:05 am
Vicki,
Do you remember flowers at Arlington Cemetery? There has only been beautiful green grass for as long as I can remember.
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June 6, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Sorry, too obscure.
Where Have all the Flowers Gone?
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June 6, 2011 at 6:39 am
I always think of Arlington as graves of soldiers from years ago; i don’t know why…. but this took my breath away and was a good but solemn reminder of the young men and women who have given their life for us to live freely…. thank you for honoring such people
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June 6, 2011 at 8:12 am
Jane,
I don’t have words that can adequately explain the feelings I have when I walk through Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery. Section 60 is where men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried. Sons, daughters, moms, dads, husbands, wives…
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June 6, 2011 at 7:51 am
So I’m guessing that Eugene Wolohan is your maternal grandfather? What a long and distinguished career.
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June 6, 2011 at 8:05 am
Carson,
Yes, you guessed right… that’s my granddaddy.
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June 6, 2011 at 8:48 am
What a beautiful, moving tribute. Makes me feel such pain and pride, all at once. Miss you ’round here!
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June 6, 2011 at 8:54 am
Lauri,
Two very good words to describe how I felt walking through there yesterday… pain and pride. See you soon.
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June 6, 2011 at 9:17 am
Seeing these photos fills my heart with saddness and great pride at the same time. Most of my family has served. Currently, my son is in the Navy, a nephew in the Marines and a nephew in the Army deployed to Afghanistan. We pray for our military members every day.
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June 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm
A moving and beautiful tribute. God bless them,every one.
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June 6, 2011 at 1:14 pm
The photos are full of emotions. There is a story behind every single tombstone.
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June 6, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Yep, I was always writing senator Rockefeller and Byrd about my son who was in the Army! He is out now, Thank God!!! He was over to Korea 9/11, guarding gates with just a firearm with no bullets! Talk about NERVOUS!! Arlington Cemetary is a sad place to visit, reading tombstones where soldiers died too soon!!!GOD BLESS them all! and their families and friends!
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June 6, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Job well done Justina. Wish I could have been with you. Love ya
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June 6, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Beautiful photos of a very moving place. I’ve visited there a number of times and it always puts a lump in my throat each time. Those markers were somebody’s loved one, a brother, a father, a son, and I feel very moved when I see their names.
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June 6, 2011 at 2:43 pm
I have tears on my eyes seeing those photos… Very beautiful and moving tribute, Justina.
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June 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Awe-inspiring and moving and beautiful and horrible all at once…
The last…Susan Sabina…fourteen years old?
How does that happen???
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June 6, 2011 at 8:29 pm
June, in answer to your question about Susan Sabina. Un married children and wives of the military are authorized to be buried with their military parent or spouse. I can be buried with my hubby or I can have my own burial space as I am ex military also.
I have a difficult time looking at the headstones of all of our veterans. The tears well up and my heart feels like it is breaking. The men who serve in the Honor Guard for the burial services cause me to just break down and cry when I see them.
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June 7, 2011 at 7:54 am
I first saw Arlington when I was 18. I was completely floored. It was like seeing the ocean for the first time—I felt small. I was overwhelmed with thankfulness and sadness at the same time.
Thanks for sharing.
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June 7, 2011 at 8:22 am
Glad we went there together. Also glad we went to JFK’s gravesite afterwards for I hadn’t seen that since it was under construction years ago soon after JFK was buried.
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June 7, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Yes, that is an awesome, and awe-filled, sight.
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