oh my gosh I am so glad you shared this with the rest of us. ?it is good to know about our classmates that we care about so we can pray for them. ?So please keep us updated on your recovery which I pray will be speedy.
Love pjlee
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Hi all,
I'm writing this from my hospital room at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). I came in on May 24 for a heart cath and they wheeled me into the operating room early the next morning for a double by-pass operation.
I was able to go home on Wednesday June 2. Then Saturday June 5 I had somewhat of a setback and got my first ambulance ride in over 69 years, back here to CMC. Turns out I picked up an infection that got into my bloodstream.
The infection is MSSA, not to be confused with MRSA, but also a stubborn virus. It looks like I may be going home again soon, but will continue the antibiotic, Cefazolin for at least 4 weeks. This antibiotic can only be given via an IV line.
This morning they put in a PIC (sp?) line and Suzanne will be able to refresh her paramedic skills when we get home.
Right now I feeling pretty good and I hope that trend continues!
Paul
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To W3CGQ from XYL of WB8MBE.? Did the docs use staples or super glue for the incision?? One of Dave's buddies visited him in the Hear Hospital with "So you've joined the zipper club but you whimped out with only 4.? I had 7 by passes."? interestingly enough, 8 years later, he had a pace maker and defib put in this week.? hope the double by-pass surgery will be all that you need.? You are another example of patients picking up germs/bugs/virus/ etc while in the hospital.? I agree - so glad is was not the deadly MRSA.? As Dave was leaving the hopsital in April after the cranial biopsy, he tested positive for one of those MSA's but if he promised to do the mouth swab/mouth wash and something else, can't remember what, he was allowed to go home.
?
The biopsy came back as anaplastic astrocytoma meaning a malignant glioma, or brain tumor.? That's what caused his seizure back in October.? He's on seizure medication and for the tumor he has 5 more radiation treatments and several more chemo pills to take before getting a month off to heal.? So at the end of this month, he will go with me to Dalton OH and stay with my brother Ivan Amstutz on the home farm and sleep, again, in the historic?Pioneer Home.? Will help a friend do some geaneology (sp?) to find her Amstutz relatives who lived in Holmes Co, and Wayne Co. before moving t Dekalb Co. in IN.? Her side of the family is Irish and German and I think it must have been a Rheinhart that married an Amstutz.? Since there are 3 Amstuitz families living in the Kidron/Sonneberg area with none of them related to each other, I'm pretty certain her Amstutz relatives will not be related to mine.? You have no doubt
been back to the Paul Gerber farm where you and your parents lived when you went to H.S.?and toured the pgrahamdunn woodworking phenominon.? We visit almost every time we go back to Kidron.? More touristy things pop up each time we go back, or so it seems.
?
Heal!? Be a good patient and follow your private nurse's instructions and you will heal.
?
Addie
From: W3GQ
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 12:05:39 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Medical Information
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Hi all,
I'm writing this from my hospital room at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). I came in on May 24 for a heart cath and they wheeled me into the operating room early the next morning for a double by-pass operation.
I was able to go home on Wednesday June 2. Then Saturday June 5 I had somewhat of a setback and got my first ambulance ride in over 69 years, back here to CMC. Turns out I picked up an infection that got into my bloodstream.
The infection is MSSA, not to be confused with MRSA, but also a stubborn virus. It looks like I may be going home again soon, but will continue the antibiotic, Cefazolin for at least 4 weeks. This antibiotic can only be given via an IV line.
This morning they put in a PIC (sp?) line and Suzanne will be able to refresh her paramedic skills when we get home.
Right now I feeling pretty good and I hope that trend continues!
Paul
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Paul:
Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery.
As an aside, I too, played nurse after Rose had an infection
after her first brain surgery. Same routine that your wife
will follow probably.
Although I was skeptical of how my nursing skills would be,
I came through with flying colors. Tell Suzanne she will
do just fine.
Wishing you a speedy recovery and I will add you to our prayer
list.
John
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--- In dalton59@..., "W3GQ" <sturpe@...> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm writing this from my hospital room at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). I came in on May 24 for a heart cath and they wheeled me into the operating room early the next morning for a double by-pass operation.
I was able to go home on Wednesday June 2. Then Saturday June 5 I had somewhat of a setback and got my first ambulance ride in over 69 years, back here to CMC. Turns out I picked up an infection that got into my bloodstream.
The infection is MSSA, not to be confused with MRSA, but also a stubborn virus. It looks like I may be going home again soon, but will continue the antibiotic, Cefazolin for at least 4 weeks. This antibiotic can only be given via an IV line.
This morning they put in a PIC (sp?) line and Suzanne will be able to refresh her paramedic skills when we get home.
Right now I feeling pretty good and I hope that trend continues!
Paul
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Great to hear that it seems to be under control. ?Out best wishes for a quick recovery.
Dance like no one is watching. ?Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
KEITH GOUDY 512-590-2832
On Jun 10, 2010, at 11:05 AM, W3GQ wrote:
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Hi all,
I'm writing this from my hospital room at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). I came in on May 24 for a heart cath and they wheeled me into the operating room early the next morning for a double by-pass operation.
I was able to go home on Wednesday June 2. Then Saturday June 5 I had somewhat of a setback and got my first ambulance ride in over 69 years, back here to CMC. Turns out I picked up an infection that got into my bloodstream.
The infection is MSSA, not to be confused with MRSA, but also a stubborn virus. It looks like I may be going home again soon, but will continue the antibiotic, Cefazolin for at least 4 weeks. This antibiotic can only be given via an IV line.
This morning they put in a PIC (sp?) line and Suzanne will be able to refresh her paramedic skills when we get home.
Right now I feeling pretty good and I hope that trend continues!
Paul
|
Hi all,
I'm writing this from my hospital room at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). I came in on May 24 for a heart cath and they wheeled me into the operating room early the next morning for a double by-pass operation.
I was able to go home on Wednesday June 2. Then Saturday June 5 I had somewhat of a setback and got my first ambulance ride in over 69 years, back here to CMC. Turns out I picked up an infection that got into my bloodstream.
The infection is MSSA, not to be confused with MRSA, but also a stubborn virus. It looks like I may be going home again soon, but will continue the antibiotic, Cefazolin for at least 4 weeks. This antibiotic can only be given via an IV line.
This morning they put in a PIC (sp?) line and Suzanne will be able to refresh her paramedic skills when we get home.
Right now I feeling pretty good and I hope that trend continues!
Paul
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Correction.
Sirius satellite radio channel 5 is the correct channel. Channel
62 is old-time country classic music.
Juan
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--- In dalton59@..., "jhdouglas59" <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
Correcto mundo!!
How did anyone know that? I had no clue. I heard that song
yesterday on Sirius satellite radio channel 62 on Norm N. Nite's
show live from the Cleveland Rock Hall of Fame.
He explained the nursery rhyme bit. I never even realized there
was a nursery rhyme like that. I must have not been much into
nursery rhymes in my pre-school days.
I think he mentioned that Burl Ives also sang that song.
The only nursery rhyme songs I have heard in the last decade or so
are those sung by Trout Fishing in America. Their song "The Window"
is a compilation of nursery rhymes which they parodize. Check them out on their website www.troutmusic.com.
We are going to see Trout Fishing in America today at the Kerrville
Folk Festival. We have been to the festival for so many years that
we may becoming "Kerrverts".
If you ever have a chance to see Trout Fishing in America, I recommend
them highly.
Will keep you posted on the show.
Juan
--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@> wrote:
Dilly dilly sammy turner
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM, patricia lee <pjlee1117@> wrote:
Lavender Blue
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 7:45 PM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@> wrote:
What 17th century nursery rhyme became a hit in 1959?
I believe it was a number 3 hit on the Billboard 100.
Who sang the song?
Does anyone care?
Your class hysterian,
Johnny
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Correcto mundo!!
How did anyone know that? I had no clue. I heard that song
yesterday on Sirius satellite radio channel 62 on Norm N. Nite's
show live from the Cleveland Rock Hall of Fame.
He explained the nursery rhyme bit. I never even realized there
was a nursery rhyme like that. I must have not been much into
nursery rhymes in my pre-school days.
I think he mentioned that Burl Ives also sang that song.
The only nursery rhyme songs I have heard in the last decade or so
are those sung by Trout Fishing in America. Their song "The Window"
is a compilation of nursery rhymes which they parodize. Check them out on their website www.troutmusic.com.
We are going to see Trout Fishing in America today at the Kerrville
Folk Festival. We have been to the festival for so many years that
we may becoming "Kerrverts".
If you ever have a chance to see Trout Fishing in America, I recommend
them highly.
Will keep you posted on the show.
Juan
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--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@...> wrote:
Dilly dilly sammy turner
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM, patricia lee <pjlee1117@...> wrote:
Lavender Blue
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 7:45 PM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
What 17th century nursery rhyme became a hit in 1959?
I believe it was a number 3 hit on the Billboard 100.
Who sang the song?
Does anyone care?
Your class hysterian,
Johnny
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Dilly dilly ? sammy turner
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On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM, patricia lee <pjlee1117@...> wrote:
Lavender Blue
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 7:45 PM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
?
What 17th century nursery rhyme became a hit in 1959?
I believe it was a number 3 hit on the Billboard 100.
Who sang the song?
Does anyone care?
Your class hysterian,
Johnny
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Lavender Blue
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On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 7:45 PM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
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What 17th century nursery rhyme became a hit in 1959?
I believe it was a number 3 hit on the Billboard 100.
Who sang the song?
Does anyone care?
Your class hysterian,
Johnny
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Question.
How many years has it been since our high school graduation?
The obvious answer is 51 years.
How many years has it been since we had our 50th class reunion?
The obvious answer is one year.
Do you suppose there are any high schools who have a 51st class
gathering?
What is so unique about 50 and not 51?
If 50 years is a celebration, then 51 years should be an even bigger
event.
Just pondering the futility of getting another year older,
Johnny
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What 17th century nursery rhyme became a hit in 1959?
I believe it was a number 3 hit on the Billboard 100.
Who sang the song?
Does anyone care?
Your class hysterian,
Johnny
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Re: Preparation for Memorial Day
Good news and bad news about the poppies.
The bad news is that I did not get to Walmart to see if buddy poppies are still available.
The good news is that thanks to my packrat nature, I found several
buddy poppies in my house that Rose and I wore proudly today.
There are some blessings being a packrat.
God bless America and our armed forces.
John
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Hopefully the local Walmart will have veterans selling buddy poppies this year. Nobody else bothers anymore.
I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know if I am successful in
getting some buddy poppies.
Juan
--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@> wrote:
thanks for sharing....I enjoyed reading it and can relate to the statement
"I dont know whom I told what" one of my favorite expressions or excuses.
After sharing with you and my husband about buddy poppy day, he went to the
IGA in this small town, McCaysville, Ga to pick up a red onion and 2 limes
for my guacamole (McCaysville is actually where GA and TN come together)
and he brought home a poppy for me. Attached to it was a little blue
flower which said "forget me not"
I am going to try to attach a picture of both of them with my little
Memorial Decoration Day display.
Wishing more of you would share with the Yahoo group.
The class of 60 will have their reunion next week so be thinking of them.
They are very aggressive in planning and I am hoping that sometime in the
future we will be able to combine our reunion with classes that went before
us and also those that came behind us. Loved the class of 60 and sometimes
wish I would of failed so I could of been in that class too!
Have a safe holiday weekend and take time to reflect on the past and the
sacrifices that have been made for our freedoms which are being challenged
daily.
love to all pjlee
PS Johnny ...I can just see you on that little bike trying to pedal up the
main street!
GO JOHNNY GO!
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@> wrote:
Salutations all:
Just a brief reminiscence about Memorial Day (aka Decoration Day) from my
foggy memories about how it was back in my youth.
Somehow my recollections diminish with each passing year. Also,
just like my parents before me, I tend to repeat myself--not intentionally,
but just because I don't know whom I told what.
I might have said this previously last year. If so, please excuse
the repetition.
My recollection of Decoration Day was riding my balloon tire orange
colored Schwinn bicycle (complete with an annoying horn buzzer located
in the cross-bar between the seat and steering handlebars in an
enclosed metal thing which was part of the crossbar).
I attached all kinds of crepe paper (red, white and blue of course)
between the spokes as everyone else did. Also I vaguely remember attaching
playing cards somehow to the spokes so it would make a flapping sound as I
rode my bike in the parade. It was tough going as I made my way up the
Dalton hill on the way to the cemetery for
the remembrance of veterans who sacrificed their lives for our
country.
I guess because we grew up in a time shortly after WW II (the big one),
that people were more patriotic back then. How times have
changed now. Veterans have a hard time these days being recognized
for their service to our country. God bless every one of them.
Have a great Memorial Day and pause to remember why we have this
celebration every year. Memorial Day is more than picnics and
barbecues.
May everyone have a safe and joyful Memorial Day!
Johnny
--- In dalton59@... <dalton59%40yahoogroups.com>, patricia lee
<pjlee1117@> wrote:
What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America,
Dalton, Ohio?
I remember standing in front of the First National Bank and selling paper
poppies. I think we sold them for the VFW at Memorial Day
and Veterans Day.......
Thanks to Gwen for sending this!
* *
MEMORIAL DAY
Keep it
moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
It is the
VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
*
It is the*
VETERAN who
salutes the Flag,
It is
the
VETERAN
who serves
under the Flag,
*
ETERNAL
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
THEM.*
I'd be
EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very
proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they
serve.
*
God
Bless them all!!!*
*Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!*
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Hi everyone,
Glenn & I are in Colorado now, visiting our daughter and her family.? We are leaving June 1st (we drove here)?and we are going to take a day long?train ride?the next day down into New Mexico (my birthday).? ? We expect to be home on June 6th.???? We?attended?our granddaughter's?high school graduation?last Sunday.??? She (Alicia) is going to attend the University of Chicago in the fall.???? She and a friend of hers, Jessica, are going to be taking a?3 week vacation in Europe.????They earned all of their own money for this trip (working in a restaurant).........I am so proud of them!!!!!????? They are leaving on Wednesday.????They are going to visit Ireland, France, and Switzerland, and some other places (I forget what she told me).????Senior
moment.........sigh...........?
?
Keith, I called your sister, Bonnie.??? We were going to meet for coffee, but due to each other's schedules, we were unable to set something up.??? Maybe next time......????? She is going to attend her 50th class reunion, but she was a little choked up when she told me about it.??? My brother-in-law (Jim Meier) was in that class and she asked about Connie (Bach), Jim's wife.??? Jim died in 1985 from a heart attack (same as Ronnie).?
?
For Decoration Day, the girl's band marched down in East Greenville in the morning.?? Then we went to Dalton mid-morning and marched in that parade.???? I remember vividly the poppies......bright red.???? My parents always bought some of those.???? I come from a very military family......so does Glenn.???? My brother and lots of first cousins served in the military around the world. ?? Glenn's Dad served in the Navy and his Uncles did, too.......even an Aunt (Eva Meier).?????His Uncle Albert?was killed in the Battle of?the Bulge.??
?
More later,
Gwen?
?
?
?
From: keithgoudy
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 12:00:44 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Re: Preparation for Memorial Day
?
--- In dalton59@..., "jhdouglas59" wrote:
>
> Hopefully the local Walmart will have veterans selling buddy poppies this year. Nobody else bothers anymore.
>
> I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know if I am successful in
> getting some buddy poppies.
>
> Juan
>Like John, I remember the parades with the band marching and the Veterans walking and many decorated bikes. We tried to get out of listening to the speeches at the cemetery but had to stay around since there was usually a dinner available at the school cafeteria after the activities Since I played the trumpet, I played the Taps a couple of times when the had the gun salute.
Haven't seen the paper poppies in a long time.
Keith
> --- In dalton59@..., patricia lee wrote:
> >
> > thanks for sharing....I enjoyed reading it and can relate to the statement
> > "I dont know whom I told what" one of my favorite expressions or excuses.
> >
> > After sharing with you and my husband about buddy poppy day, he went to the
> > IGA in this small town, McCaysville, Ga to pick up a red onion and 2 limes
> > for my guacamole (McCaysville is actually where GA and TN come together)
> > and he brought home a poppy for me. Attached to it was a little blue
> > flower which said "forget me not"
> >
> > I am going to try to attach a picture of both of them with my little
> > Memorial Decoration Day display.
> >
> > Wishing more of you
would share with the Yahoo group.
> >
> > The class of 60 will have their reunion next week so be thinking of them.
> > They are very aggressive in planning and I am hoping that sometime in the
> > future we will be able to combine our reunion with classes that went before
> > us and also those that came behind us. Loved the class of 60 and sometimes
> > wish I would of failed so I could of been in that class too!
> >
> > Have a safe holiday weekend and take time to reflect on the past and the
> > sacrifices that have been made for our freedoms which are being challenged
> > daily.
> >
> > love to all pjlee
> >
> > PS Johnny ...I can just see you on that little bike trying to pedal up the
> > main street!
> > GO JOHNNY GO!
> >
> > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM, jhdouglas59
wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Salutations all:
> > >
> > > Just a brief reminiscence about Memorial Day (aka Decoration Day) from my
> > > foggy memories about how it was back in my youth.
> > >
> > > Somehow my recollections diminish with each passing year. Also,
> > > just like my parents before me, I tend to repeat myself--not intentionally,
> > > but just because I don't know whom I told what.
> > >
> > > I might have said this previously last year. If so, please excuse
> > > the repetition.
> > >
> > > My recollection of Decoration Day was riding my balloon tire orange
> > > colored Schwinn bicycle (complete with an annoying horn buzzer located
> > > in the cross-bar between the seat and steering handlebars in
an
> > > enclosed metal thing which was part of the crossbar).
> > >
> > > I attached all kinds of crepe paper (red, white and blue of course)
> > > between the spokes as everyone else did. Also I vaguely remember attaching
> > > playing cards somehow to the spokes so it would make a flapping sound as I
> > > rode my bike in the parade. It was tough going as I made my way up the
> > > Dalton hill on the way to the cemetery for
> > > the remembrance of veterans who sacrificed their lives for our
> > > country.
> > >
> > > I guess because we grew up in a time shortly after WW II (the big one),
> > > that people were more patriotic back then. How times have
> > > changed now. Veterans have a hard time these days being recognized
> > > for their service to our country. God bless every one of
them.
> > >
> > > Have a great Memorial Day and pause to remember why we have this
> > > celebration every year. Memorial Day is more than picnics and
> > > barbecues.
> > >
> > > May everyone have a safe and joyful Memorial Day!
> > >
> > > Johnny
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In dalton59@... , patricia lee
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America,
> > > > Dalton, Ohio?
> > > >
> > > > I remember standing in front of the First National Bank and selling paper
> > > > poppies. I think we sold
them for the VFW at Memorial Day
> > > > and Veterans Day.......
> > > >
> > > > Thanks to Gwen for sending this!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * *
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > MEMORIAL DAY
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Keep it
> > > > moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
> > > >
> > > > It is the
> >
> > VETERAN,
> > > > not the preacher,
> > > > who has given us freedom of religion.
> > > >
> > > > It is
> > > > the VETERAN,
> > > > not the reporter,
> > > > who has given us freedom of the press.
> > > >
> > > > It is
> > > > the VETERAN,
> > > > not the poet,
> > > > who has given us freedom of speech.
> > > >
> > > > It is
> > > > the VETERAN,
> > > > not the campus organizer,
> > > > who has given us freedom to assemble.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It is
> > > > the VETERAN,
> > > > not the lawyer,
> > > > who has given us the right to a fair trial.
> > > >
> > > >
>
> > >
> > > > It is
> > > > the VETERAN,
> > > > not the politician,
> > > > Who has given us the right to vote.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *
> > > > It is the*
> > > > VETERAN who
> > > > salutes the Flag,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It is
> > > > the
> > > > VETERAN
> > > > who serves
> > > > under the Flag,
> > > >
> > > > *
> > > >
ETERNAL
> > > > REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
> > > > THEM.*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'd be
> > > > EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very
> > > > proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they
> > > serve.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *
> > > > God
> > > > Bless them all!!!*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!*
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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Re: Preparation for Memorial Day
--- In dalton59@..., "jhdouglas59" <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
Hopefully the local Walmart will have veterans selling buddy poppies this year. Nobody else bothers anymore.
I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know if I am successful in
getting some buddy poppies.
Juan
Like John, I remember the parades with the band marching and the Veterans walking and many decorated bikes. We tried to get out of listening to the speeches at the cemetery but had to stay around since there was usually a dinner available at the school cafeteria after the activities Since I played the trumpet, I played the Taps a couple of times when the had the gun salute.
Haven't seen the paper poppies in a long time. Keith --- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@> wrote:
thanks for sharing....I enjoyed reading it and can relate to the statement
"I dont know whom I told what" one of my favorite expressions or excuses.
After sharing with you and my husband about buddy poppy day, he went to the
IGA in this small town, McCaysville, Ga to pick up a red onion and 2 limes
for my guacamole (McCaysville is actually where GA and TN come together)
and he brought home a poppy for me. Attached to it was a little blue
flower which said "forget me not"
I am going to try to attach a picture of both of them with my little
Memorial Decoration Day display.
Wishing more of you would share with the Yahoo group.
The class of 60 will have their reunion next week so be thinking of them.
They are very aggressive in planning and I am hoping that sometime in the
future we will be able to combine our reunion with classes that went before
us and also those that came behind us. Loved the class of 60 and sometimes
wish I would of failed so I could of been in that class too!
Have a safe holiday weekend and take time to reflect on the past and the
sacrifices that have been made for our freedoms which are being challenged
daily.
love to all pjlee
PS Johnny ...I can just see you on that little bike trying to pedal up the
main street!
GO JOHNNY GO!
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@> wrote:
Salutations all:
Just a brief reminiscence about Memorial Day (aka Decoration Day) from my
foggy memories about how it was back in my youth.
Somehow my recollections diminish with each passing year. Also,
just like my parents before me, I tend to repeat myself--not intentionally,
but just because I don't know whom I told what.
I might have said this previously last year. If so, please excuse
the repetition.
My recollection of Decoration Day was riding my balloon tire orange
colored Schwinn bicycle (complete with an annoying horn buzzer located
in the cross-bar between the seat and steering handlebars in an
enclosed metal thing which was part of the crossbar).
I attached all kinds of crepe paper (red, white and blue of course)
between the spokes as everyone else did. Also I vaguely remember attaching
playing cards somehow to the spokes so it would make a flapping sound as I
rode my bike in the parade. It was tough going as I made my way up the
Dalton hill on the way to the cemetery for
the remembrance of veterans who sacrificed their lives for our
country.
I guess because we grew up in a time shortly after WW II (the big one),
that people were more patriotic back then. How times have
changed now. Veterans have a hard time these days being recognized
for their service to our country. God bless every one of them.
Have a great Memorial Day and pause to remember why we have this
celebration every year. Memorial Day is more than picnics and
barbecues.
May everyone have a safe and joyful Memorial Day!
Johnny
--- In dalton59@... <dalton59%40yahoogroups.com>, patricia lee
<pjlee1117@> wrote:
What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America,
Dalton, Ohio?
I remember standing in front of the First National Bank and selling paper
poppies. I think we sold them for the VFW at Memorial Day
and Veterans Day.......
Thanks to Gwen for sending this!
* *
MEMORIAL DAY
Keep it
moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
It is the
VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
*
It is the*
VETERAN who
salutes the Flag,
It is
the
VETERAN
who serves
under the Flag,
*
ETERNAL
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
THEM.*
I'd be
EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very
proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they
serve.
*
God
Bless them all!!!*
*Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!*
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Re: Preparation for Memorial Day
Hopefully the local Walmart will have veterans selling buddy poppies this year. Nobody else bothers anymore.
I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know if I am successful in
getting some buddy poppies.
Juan
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--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@...> wrote:
thanks for sharing....I enjoyed reading it and can relate to the statement
"I dont know whom I told what" one of my favorite expressions or excuses.
After sharing with you and my husband about buddy poppy day, he went to the
IGA in this small town, McCaysville, Ga to pick up a red onion and 2 limes
for my guacamole (McCaysville is actually where GA and TN come together)
and he brought home a poppy for me. Attached to it was a little blue
flower which said "forget me not"
I am going to try to attach a picture of both of them with my little
Memorial Decoration Day display.
Wishing more of you would share with the Yahoo group.
The class of 60 will have their reunion next week so be thinking of them.
They are very aggressive in planning and I am hoping that sometime in the
future we will be able to combine our reunion with classes that went before
us and also those that came behind us. Loved the class of 60 and sometimes
wish I would of failed so I could of been in that class too!
Have a safe holiday weekend and take time to reflect on the past and the
sacrifices that have been made for our freedoms which are being challenged
daily.
love to all pjlee
PS Johnny ...I can just see you on that little bike trying to pedal up the
main street!
GO JOHNNY GO!
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
Salutations all:
Just a brief reminiscence about Memorial Day (aka Decoration Day) from my
foggy memories about how it was back in my youth.
Somehow my recollections diminish with each passing year. Also,
just like my parents before me, I tend to repeat myself--not intentionally,
but just because I don't know whom I told what.
I might have said this previously last year. If so, please excuse
the repetition.
My recollection of Decoration Day was riding my balloon tire orange
colored Schwinn bicycle (complete with an annoying horn buzzer located
in the cross-bar between the seat and steering handlebars in an
enclosed metal thing which was part of the crossbar).
I attached all kinds of crepe paper (red, white and blue of course)
between the spokes as everyone else did. Also I vaguely remember attaching
playing cards somehow to the spokes so it would make a flapping sound as I
rode my bike in the parade. It was tough going as I made my way up the
Dalton hill on the way to the cemetery for
the remembrance of veterans who sacrificed their lives for our
country.
I guess because we grew up in a time shortly after WW II (the big one),
that people were more patriotic back then. How times have
changed now. Veterans have a hard time these days being recognized
for their service to our country. God bless every one of them.
Have a great Memorial Day and pause to remember why we have this
celebration every year. Memorial Day is more than picnics and
barbecues.
May everyone have a safe and joyful Memorial Day!
Johnny
--- In dalton59@... <dalton59%40yahoogroups.com>, patricia lee
<pjlee1117@> wrote:
What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America,
Dalton, Ohio?
I remember standing in front of the First National Bank and selling paper
poppies. I think we sold them for the VFW at Memorial Day
and Veterans Day.......
Thanks to Gwen for sending this!
* *
MEMORIAL DAY
Keep it
moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
It is the
VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
*
It is the*
VETERAN who
salutes the Flag,
It is
the
VETERAN
who serves
under the Flag,
*
ETERNAL
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
THEM.*
I'd be
EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very
proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they
serve.
*
God
Bless them all!!!*
*Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!*
|
Re: Preparation for Memorial Day
thanks for sharing....I enjoyed reading it and can relate to the statement "I dont know whom I told what" one of my favorite expressions or excuses.
After sharing with you and my husband about ?buddy poppy day, he went to the IGA in this small town, McCaysville, Ga to pick up a red onion and 2 limes for my?guacamole (McCaysville is actually where GA and TN come together) ?and he brought home a poppy for me. ? ?Attached to it was a little blue flower which said "forget me not"?
I am going to try to attach a picture of both of them with my little Memorial Decoration Day display. ?
Wishing more of you would share with the Yahoo group.
The class of 60 will have their reunion next week so be thinking of them. ?They are very?aggressive?in planning and I am hoping that sometime in the future we will be able to combine our reunion with classes that went before us and also those that came behind us. ?Loved the class of 60 and sometimes wish I would of failed so I could of been in that class too!
Have a safe holiday weekend and take time to reflect on the past and the sacrifices that have been made for our freedoms which are being challenged daily. ?
?love to all pjlee
PS Johnny ...I can just see you on that little bike trying to pedal up the main street!?
?GO JOHNNY GO!
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:
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Salutations all:
Just a brief reminiscence about Memorial Day (aka Decoration Day) from my foggy memories about how it was back in my youth.
Somehow my recollections diminish with each passing year. Also,
just like my parents before me, I tend to repeat myself--not intentionally, but just because I don't know whom I told what.
I might have said this previously last year. If so, please excuse
the repetition.
My recollection of Decoration Day was riding my balloon tire orange
colored Schwinn bicycle (complete with an annoying horn buzzer located
in the cross-bar between the seat and steering handlebars in an
enclosed metal thing which was part of the crossbar).
I attached all kinds of crepe paper (red, white and blue of course)
between the spokes as everyone else did. Also I vaguely remember attaching playing cards somehow to the spokes so it would make a flapping sound as I rode my bike in the parade. It was tough going as I made my way up the Dalton hill on the way to the cemetery for
the remembrance of veterans who sacrificed their lives for our
country.
I guess because we grew up in a time shortly after WW II (the big one), that people were more patriotic back then. How times have
changed now. Veterans have a hard time these days being recognized
for their service to our country. God bless every one of them.
Have a great Memorial Day and pause to remember why we have this
celebration every year. Memorial Day is more than picnics and
barbecues.
May everyone have a safe and joyful Memorial Day!
Johnny
--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee
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> What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America,
> Dalton, Ohio?
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> poppies. I think we sold them for the VFW at Memorial Day
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> not the preacher,
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> It is
> the VETERAN,
> not the reporter,
> who has given us freedom of the press.
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> It is
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> not the poet,
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> It is
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Re: Preparation for Memorial Day
Salutations all:
Just a brief reminiscence about Memorial Day (aka Decoration Day) from my foggy memories about how it was back in my youth.
Somehow my recollections diminish with each passing year. Also,
just like my parents before me, I tend to repeat myself--not intentionally, but just because I don't know whom I told what.
I might have said this previously last year. If so, please excuse
the repetition.
My recollection of Decoration Day was riding my balloon tire orange
colored Schwinn bicycle (complete with an annoying horn buzzer located
in the cross-bar between the seat and steering handlebars in an
enclosed metal thing which was part of the crossbar).
I attached all kinds of crepe paper (red, white and blue of course)
between the spokes as everyone else did. Also I vaguely remember attaching playing cards somehow to the spokes so it would make a flapping sound as I rode my bike in the parade. It was tough going as I made my way up the Dalton hill on the way to the cemetery for
the remembrance of veterans who sacrificed their lives for our
country.
I guess because we grew up in a time shortly after WW II (the big one), that people were more patriotic back then. How times have
changed now. Veterans have a hard time these days being recognized
for their service to our country. God bless every one of them.
Have a great Memorial Day and pause to remember why we have this
celebration every year. Memorial Day is more than picnics and
barbecues.
May everyone have a safe and joyful Memorial Day!
Johnny
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@...> wrote:
What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America,
Dalton, Ohio?
I remember standing in front of the First National Bank and selling paper
poppies. I think we sold them for the VFW at Memorial Day
and Veterans Day.......
Thanks to Gwen for sending this!
* *
MEMORIAL DAY
Keep it
moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
It is the
VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
*
It is the*
VETERAN who
salutes the Flag,
It is
the
VETERAN
who serves
under the Flag,
*
ETERNAL
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
THEM.*
I'd be
EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very
proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.
*
God
Bless them all!!!*
*Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!*
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly.
Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields National Memorial Day Parade
By Col. John McCrae.?
You've probably seen the little red paper poppy flowers being handed out for donations by members of the?. The Veterans bring them out a week or so before Memorial Day. This little flower has helped raise millions of dollars which goes to Veteran' rehabilitation and service programs and also supports the?and widows of our nation's Veterans. The poppy goes back to the poem by??titled "In Flanders Field" which describes the blowing fields of poppies among the battleground of the fallen.
It started in 1922 when the Poppy was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. The VFW decided that??be assembled by disabled and needy veterans who would be paid for their work to provide them with some form of financial assistance and give them a feeling of belonging by doing the task .
When you see the Veterans with the Poppies, remember to them it¡¯s all about veterans
helping veterans and living up to VFW¡¯s motto of ¡°Honor the Dead by Helping the Living.¡± The Poppy reiterates that the VFW will not forget the sacrifices of all men and women who have served and still serve today.
On?, Fly your flag, give a donation for a Buddy Poppy, wear it proudly, at 3 p.m. local time everywhere pause for one minute to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us and take time and thank a Veteran! It¡¯s so important to remember that Memorial Day is not just a reason for a party it is about the sacrifices of our Military. Never Forget!
?¡°A veteran is someone who, at one point in one's life, wrote a blank check made payable to ¡®The United States of America, for an amount of up to and including my life¡¯. That is honor, and there are way too many
people in this country who no longer understand it.¡±
-Author unknown.
?are everywhere. Call your local VFW and they can give you information in regard to the Buddy Poppy. ?anyone see this in their town? ?Not here that I have seen. ?So sad that we don't take the time to appreciate the many that have sacrificed lives and limbs and minds to die for our freedom. ?
How many of you had parents that served our country back in the day and how many of you have done the same??
?I just read a book by Lavyle Spencer called "Morning Glory" that took place during the II WW and it made me realize that my parents never talked about the ?fears or sorrows or sacrifices they made. Now that I have realized this they are not here to ask. ? This book was one of the few ?I have read that I knew from the first chapter I did not want it to end. ?
??I am proud of my dad and my uncle who fought and survived WW II. ?How far away and forgotten our?troupes?are today. ?Let us all try to be more mindful of them. ?I think I will dig out my dads army hat and wear it for the day.
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Preparation for Memorial Day
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?What do you remember about Memorial Day growing up in small town America, Dalton, Ohio?
?I remember standing in front of the First National Bank and selling paper poppies. ?I think we sold them for the VFW at Memorial Day and?Veterans?Day.......
Thanks to Gwen for sending this!
?
?
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Keep it?
moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
?
It is the?
VETERAN,?
?not the preacher,?
?who has given us freedom of religion.?
It is?
the?VETERAN,?
?not the reporter,?
??who has given us freedom of the press.
It is?
the?VETERAN,?
?not the poet,?
who has given us freedom of speech.
? ?
It is?
the?VETERAN,?
not the campus organizer,?
who has given us freedom to assemble.?
? ??
It is?
the?VETERAN,?
?not the lawyer,?
who has given us the right to a fair trial.?
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It is?
the?VETERAN,?
?not the politician,?
Who has given us the right to vote.?
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It is
the?
VETERAN?who?
salutes the Flag,?
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It is?
the?
VETERAN
who serves?
under the Flag,?
ETERNAL?
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON?
THEM.?
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I'd be?
EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very?
proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.?
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God?
Bless them all!!! |
Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!
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Re: Made in USA grill spatula (burger flipper)
Hey John!
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I¡¯d try Lehman Hardware in Kidron, Ohio for your
spatula.
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Have a great Memorial Day,
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Barb
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Paul Sturpe