Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day, Observed
Korea, June 21, 1951, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment Memorial Service in the field.
Photo Credit: USAA
Memorial Day, Observed
[1779 - Thomas Moore, poet, lyricist, born in Dublin, Ireland]
[1888 - Jim Thorpe, athlete, born near Prague in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma]
[1900 - Clarence 'Taffy' Abel, Hall of Famer,
born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan]
[1908 - Ian Lancaster Fleming, author, born in London]
[1936 - Betty Shabazz (Betty Dean Sanders), civil rights leader, born in Detroit]
[1937 - San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opens to vehicle traffic]
[1957 - National League owners vote to allow Brooklyn Dodgers move to Southern California]
[1982 - The Orient Express, a classic train is reborn]
The Grandson
In him is my son.
He is not there in person.
Only reflection
William's Whimsical Words:
Are we not so connected that boundary between father and son may be blurred when seen from some little distance?
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