I HOPE EVERYONE TAKES TIME TO REMEMBER WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS FOR. I WILL ALSO BE HONORING THE VETERANS WHO NEVER CAME HOME, THE ONES WHO CAME HOME, AND THE ONES WHO CAME HOME BUT ARE STILL THERE IN A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL WAY. THEY ARE ALL MY BROTHERS. GOD BLESS EVERYONE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES THAT SUPPORTED YOU IN THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY!
Everyone be sure to tell your Mother how much you love and give her a hug. If you can do that, at least call Her or say a prayer for Her in Heaven!
Well, it’s not surprising that I only received one comment after posting this on three sites.
Apparently, no one cares about the way the world is going to hell in a hand basket.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, after all, I believed that Agent Orange wouldn’t hurt anyone.
PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS TO SEE IF I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT FEELS THIS WAY.
WE LIVE ON ONE PLANET, WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS, WE ARE EITHER A MALE OR A FEMALE. WE LIVE IN DIFFERENT PLACES CALLED COUNTRIES. WE HAVE MANY RELIGIONS. WE FALL IN LOVE. WE CAN’T SEEM TO GET ALONG DUE TO BELIEFS, COUNTRIES, AND PERSONALITIES.
MY QUESTION IS: WHY CAN’T WE GET RID OF ALL THE LABELS, WORK ON UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER, LOVE WHOEVER WE WANT TO LOVE, AND JOIN TOGETHER AS THE HUMAN RACE, AND EVERYONE WILL JUST BE CALLED HUMAN?
OR AM I TOTALLY CRAZY IN THING THIS COULD HAPPEN?
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT,
Still having problems with my new medicines. Something new pops up every time something gets straightened out. Now I’m having headaches that are moving around, side to side, back to front, and over and over.
In case i failed to mention it, I spent parts of two weeks in the Hospital-private and VA CCU trying to get my blood pressure straightened out and changed mst of my meds.
Funeral services for my brother-in-law, Robert (Bob) C. Christian will be held at 2pm in Greensboro, Georgia. He was 68 and has suffered from diabetes, was on dialysis and died from complications as well as a heart attack.
Please pray for the family and all of those traveling to the funeral.
He will be missed. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and their husbands, his sister, three grandchildren, and other nieces and nephews.
Leonard Nimoy beamed up for the last time today. RIP Old Friend!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have released the final ballot for the 2014 Nebula Awards.
Novel
Novella
Novellette
Short Story
Ray Bradbury Award
Andre Norton Award
Start planning you Spring and Summer reading with these interesting titles.
WITHIN THESE WALLS by Ania Ahlborn (on-sale April 21st). From bestselling horror sensation Ania Ahlborn (one of the few female horror writers) comes a brand-new supernatural thriller that questions how far one would go for success.
DAWN OF THE DEAD by George A. Romero (on-sale June 2nd). Nearly 40 years after its original publication, the novel based off the movie of the same name from the “Grandfather of Zombies” is back in print.
FIFTH HOUSE OF THE HEART by Ben Tripp (on-sale July 28th). From the acclaimed horror author of The Accidental Highwayman and the Rise Again zombie series comes a chilling twist on vampire fiction in the bestselling tradition of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot.
HIGHWAY TO HELL by Max Brallier (on-sale August 18th). In the sequel to the “choose-your-own-path” adventure Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?, readers embark on a horrific and hilarious cross-country road trip with the objective of saving zomified America from utter collapse.
BROTHER by Ania Ahlborn (on-sale September 8th). A brand new novel of terror from bestselling sensation Ania Ahlborn that follows a teenager determined to break from his West Virginian family’s unconventional—and deeply disturbing—traditions.
COINS LEFT ON TOMBSTONES
While visiting some cemeteries you may notice that
headstones marking certain graves have coins on them, left
by previous visitors to the grave.
These coins have distinct meanings when left on the
headstones of those who gave their life while serving in
America’s military, and these meanings vary depending on
the denomination of coin.
A coin left on a headstone or at the grave site is meant as a
message to the deceased soldier’s family that someone else
has visited the grave to pay respect. Leaving a penny at the
grave means simply that you visited.
A nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot
camp together, while a dime means you served with him in
some capacity. By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are
telling the family that you were with the solider when he was
killed.
According to tradition, the money left at graves in national
cemeteries and state veterans cemeteries is eventually
collected, and the funds are put toward maintaining the
cemetery or paying burial costs for indigent veterans.
In the US, this practice became common during the Vietnam
war, due to the political divide in the country over the war;
leaving a coin was seen as a more practical way to
communicate that you had visited the grave than contacting
the soldier’s family, which could devolve into an
uncomfortable argument over politics relating to the war.
Some Vietnam veterans would leave coins as a “down
payment” to buy their fallen comrades a beer or play a hand
of cards when they would finally be reunited.
The tradition of leaving coins on the headstones of military
men and women can be traced to as far back as the Roman
Empire.
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