tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861176667101359582.post4361101831535311020..comments2024-01-06T16:39:02.820-08:00Comments on Cats, Roses...and Books!: What #Memorial Day Is About For Me by Karen Rose SmithKRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917722953196601117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861176667101359582.post-22911565353474329752016-05-30T13:00:08.683-07:002016-05-30T13:00:08.683-07:00Warm recollections of past Memorial Days with your...Warm recollections of past Memorial Days with your family. My memories consist of only the women tending to the graves, never the men. My dad's mom, my mom, and my sis and I. Pails, scrub brush, geraniums. Enjoyed your blog entry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260677679366296988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861176667101359582.post-90871027451291680152016-05-29T07:29:17.946-07:002016-05-29T07:29:17.946-07:00No one in my family ever served, but when I was in...No one in my family ever served, but when I was in my 20's I dated a couple of guys who were older than me, both of whom had been in Vietnam. One especially, who had been a corpsman, used to wake up sweating and shaking from nightmares that never stopped. It made it very real to me.<br /><br />I try never to forget what this "three day weekend" is all about. Deborah Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032614187237072683noreply@blogger.com