Tag Archives: Memorial Day

Memorial Day Wisdom

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom. ~ Tamra Bolton As we … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for Memorial Day

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

“Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.”- Jennifer M. Granholm “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. … Continue reading →

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My Country ‘Tis of Thee…Memorial Day Tribute by Betty Mason Arthurs

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Betty Mason Arthurs

My Country, ‘Tis of Thee…Memorial Day Tribute The song, “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” was written by Rev. Samuel Francis Smith in the 1800s when he was 24 years-old. This Memorial Day, May 2017, its beautiful words ring out over … Continue reading →

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Don’t Rain on My Parade…by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Lately, incidents long past, things I haven’t thought about for a half-century or longer, are popping into my memory. When I was in second grade, my mother signed me up for Brownies. Meetings were held in Borough Hall, a community … Continue reading →