remembrance
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
19 Aug
Before I came down with a miserable summer cold, I took a trip to the Tower of London to see the poppy display to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
For the centenary of WWI, nearly 900,000 of these ceramic...
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Sep 23
This is a poem I wrote on the anniversary of the day the Towers fell in New York City.
GOD’S TEARS
Have you ever thought about God’s Tears?
He cried on September 11, 2001
People from every walk of life suddenly sought God
For...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
15 Mar 21
I was a couple of months shy of nine when we lost my Grandfather in “86” He was a multi talented man, who could paint beautiful portraits, landscapes, and other things too, I’d share his artwork here but the painting I have...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
7 Dec 19
A Day of Infamy
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Dec.7th 1941
A day in which heroes were made
And sadly some died.
A day in which the enemy attacked
On our shores
Tested our defenses...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
11 Sep 19
Lest we forget
110 buildings can fall
Like a child’s
Game of dominoes
When hatred
Takes control
And death and destruction
Sadly become
The name of a sick game.
Lest we forget
Hatred destroys
Buildings and lives
Without a...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
11 Sep 19
I wrote this one a year ago...
C.C.O image on Pixabay!
Seventeen years
Later and
The pains
Still
Palpable!
Everyone old
Enough to remember
That September day
Remember where
They were the day
Our nation
Was shook
To it’s...
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
28 Aug 19
Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. It is to remember and celebrate the fur babies waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge.
I thought of my Miss Annie and my childhood dog named Hiccups. There are others also who have brought...
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Jul 19
I am remembering Mama today as I do everyday.
The sting and pain of losing such a beautiful Mama still abides.
Rest in eternal peace Mama, for to be absent from the body is to be with the Lord.
It is one year today since we lost...
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Mary Guice
@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
12 May 19
Today in America the 2nd Sunday in May we celebrate Mother's day
With all the advertising over the past few weeks
With ideas for gifts that retailers think you will love to receive
From flowers to candy to clothing and of course...
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ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2 May 19
28 years ago this month my unit returned to Ft Bragg North Carolina. We spent 7 1/2 months in Saudi Arabia and Southern Iraq as part of Desert Shield/Storm operations.
28 years later, there is still no monument honoring those...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
19 Apr 19
This song was released right around the time my best friend died, it could have been written about her, it’s so relatable! Twelve years later and I still miss her, I still have the urge to dial the number I still remember to...
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Teresa Trotter
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
22 Nov 18
How many are doing Christmas cards this year? I know I would love to...
Since I lost all my earthly possessions, I miss the ones I kept throughout the years.
I had some from friends, and family who have passed on. Those really...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
12 Nov 18
The BBC presented some brilliant shows commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice. The War Horse Prom concert was great, and the puppet work really makes me want to see the full live stage show based on the novel (the...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Nov 18
Diary Friday 9th November 2018
Hooray, the final day of the boring useless employment training course. Much of the time was spent filling in paperwork, and along with the two other participants who stuck out the course I was...
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Jackie Money
@olliesmum (828)
• Norwich, England
10 Nov 18
This weekend is marked as Remembrance Weekend here in the UK and its origins go back to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 - the end of the Great War/World War I.
Tonight, with tears of sorrow and pride, I...
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
29 Dec 17
It is last working day of the year 2017 as 30th and 31st December being Saturday and Sunday, offices will remain closed. 1st January, 2018 will be new working day of a new year.
If you are a working did something special...
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