{"id":66018,"date":"2016-05-28T07:30:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T11:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=66018"},"modified":"2016-05-26T19:58:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T23:58:32","slug":"memorial-day-melancholy-an-annual-re-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=66018","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Melancholy \u2013 An Annual Re-post"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two or three times a year some of us geezer types get a bit tangled up in old times. Late April and much of May include several dates that trigger memories here.<\/p>\n

Late April because my pop was declared KIA in Korea on April 25, 1951.<\/p>\n

Early May because years ago I was discharged\u00a0on May 9, 1969 from the Navy after spending over a year around Vietnam.<\/p>\n

And then there is Memorial Day. The advertisements for sales and off topic events make the day difficult to avoid, even if I wanted to. So I repeat this post with minor updates.<\/p>\n

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Circa 1950 pix of me ‘n dad<\/p>\n

\"me_n_dad\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I was an Army brat the first few years of my life. I have vague memories (or memories of memories?) of several Army posts; in Georgia, in Arizona, and another place or two. Then my dad was deployed to some place called Korea sometime in 1950.<\/p>\n

Three additional memories are a bit more vivid \u2013 the day we were notified he was Missing in Action and, sometime later, that his remains had been recovered, and finally, his funeral. I wasn\u2019t allowed to go \u2013 I was deemed too young.<\/p>\n

But, I have a Purple Heart.<\/p>\n

He is buried in our home town, and there\u2019s a small memorial in the city park there with his name inscribed. I visit both as often as I can. Even though I was only five or six at the time and will be 70 in about a month I still miss him. I have pictures and memories, and\u2026<\/p>\n

I have a Purple Heart.<\/p>\n

For many others, like myself, Memorial Day has a face.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re past the 50 year anniversary of Vietnam and there is a wall FULL of my brothers and sisters who earned a Purple Heart<\/p>\n

So please<\/strong> don\u2019t wish me a happy Memorial Day because\u2026<\/p>\n

I have HIS<\/strong> Purple Heart!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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