Onewolf426
Professional
Have a blessed and peaceful Memorial Day. May the families who have sacrificed those who sacrificed for us, know that no amount of "Thank yous" can ever truly convey how much we appreciate and honor that sacrifice.
Old_Me
SAINT
well i did what i said i was going to do, put a flag and flower pot on the grandparents grave.
however......i was lost..??
like WTF, i knew exactly where the grave was...
at the intersection of the back road in the cemetery, go 4 tree's, and there it is.
well....i went 3 tree's,......... the 4th was missing...??
i'm like, "what da hell"..??? (i was also rushed to get things done today)
where's that 4th tree....???
i backed up, counted the tree's again...
doh...the tree stump WAS the 4th tree........
bastoidavitches.......cut down my marker tree.......
now when i go, it's 3 tree's and a stump..........
not too many graves had flags as of today, usually there are many, and the flags stay there a long time, like mine does.
maybe they others will come.
vets scattered all through out that cemetery, unlike a Vet's cemetery.
Old_Me
SAINT
i just did a quick google search.
apparently, the Vets cemetery in my state opened in 1974, which would explain why at the cemetery my family is buried in, has Vets scattered all about.
family graves with thier service member buried with them. or husband/wife grave sites ( as in the case of my WWI Vet gran dad and my gran-mom).
how about where you guys live..??
Vets cemetery there, or not..????
my state, being small, we only have the one.
some of you in larger states, you have more than one Vets cemetery..???
apparently, the Vets cemetery in my state opened in 1974, which would explain why at the cemetery my family is buried in, has Vets scattered all about.
family graves with thier service member buried with them. or husband/wife grave sites ( as in the case of my WWI Vet gran dad and my gran-mom).
how about where you guys live..??
Vets cemetery there, or not..????
my state, being small, we only have the one.
some of you in larger states, you have more than one Vets cemetery..???
Wirenut
Hellcat
N
nmedge
Guest
I guess for me and the wife when we go will be Fort Bliss Texas. I won't care at that point--nobody is coming to visit us. Santa Fe is just too far away from here. We are both veterans.
Wirenut
Hellcat
Bassbob
Emissary
I live not far from it too. In fact I just did a few jobs a block or so up off of Kingston.
Old_Me
SAINT
@Wirenut
i take it, that these structures are for the cremated remains..?
we have something like that here at the "local" cemetery, it's just different looking, and also, many "spaces" are big enough to fit full sizes caskets. it's more of a covered "wall" structure.
they call it a "mausoleum"..
Wirenut
Hellcat
These are for cremations, it's called a columbarium.
@Wirenut
i take it, that these structures are for the cremated remains..?
we have something like that here at the "local" cemetery, it's just different looking, and also, many "spaces" are big enough to fit full sizes caskets. it's more of a covered "wall" structure.
they call it a "mausoleum"..
My parents are there.
Old_Me
SAINT
KillerFord1977
SAINT
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Annihilator
Emissary
While this may not go with the topic here, but when I found this, I thought it was pretty cool, so I posted it here.
Onewolf426
Professional
I think it goes just fine. Like peanut butter and jelly.