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sarge43

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53. Memorial Day is not a day for celabration

Reply to Freedomofspeech (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2020, 01:22 PM

May 2020

It is the one day when we should remember what they lost and who we lost.

May they have the peace denied them in this life.

Hell is too good for them, Freedomofspeech.

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Sitting on my front porch in SW effing hillbilly PA... [View all] Freedomofspeech May 2020 OP

K & R... dhill926 May 2020 #1

So sorry for the loss of your brother MaryMagdaline May 2020 #2

They know nothing about history... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #5

They think Brazilians speak Spanish demosincebirth May 2020 #33

Know that some of us have a hand across your shoulder. Don't you buckle! Shaddox May 2020 #3

Thank you. Freedomofspeech May 2020 #7

🕯 blm May 2020 #4

Thank you. Freedomofspeech May 2020 #10

For all the veterans of all the wars, respect Mopar151 May 2020 #6

That's beautiful. Thank you. NNadir May 2020 #48

Wow Kitchari May 2020 #49

ROTTEN GERM SPREADERS! R02091201 May 2020 #8

Exactly...you have no idea what it is like... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #9

SE effing hillbilly PA is representing also. badhair77 May 2020 #11

Thank you... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #12

News people are saying "Happy Memorial Day"? luvtheGWN May 2020 #14

Exactly. Freedomofspeech May 2020 #17

Thanks for sharing your important message. Karadeniz May 2020 #13

Sorry, I live in Westmoreland ebbie15644 May 2020 #15

That is where I am. Freedomofspeech May 2020 #16

I'm in Penn township and they are MAGA all the way ebbie15644 May 2020 #19

Scottdale... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #38

feel your pain ebbie15644 May 2020 #39

I'm over in Washington spinbaby May 2020 #58

💕💕💕 MLAA May 2020 #18

Agree Joinfortmill May 2020 #20

It has been a long while since I first read this. Codifer May 2020 #21

Thank you for posting this. Had not seen it before bobbieinok May 2020 #27

Thank you, Codifer. Please consider cross posting to the Poetry Group. littlemissmartypants May 2020 #29

Very powerful. 3catwoman3 May 2020 #31

Oh... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #36

don't blame you. My father was in WWII and Korea demigoddess May 2020 #22

Trump: "Happy Memorial Day" to Japanese troops keithbvadu2 May 2020 #23

That goes far beyond just "awkward". I despise the Grotesque Orange Pustule. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #35

I'm here in Pittsburgh surrounded by Democratic voters on all sides FakeNoose May 2020 #24

The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #25

Give me a break FakeNoose May 2020 #28

I hope they all rot Squidly May 2020 #52

I'm from Erie originally. wnylib May 2020 #66

Yes that part will never change FakeNoose May 2020 #67

My father was a WW II vet. One of wnylib May 2020 #68

Twofer holiday for my brother flotsam May 2020 #26

I'm so sorry about the loss of your brother. smirkymonkey May 2020 #30

Such a loss does change you forever. 3catwoman3 May 2020 #32

Absolutely.... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #37

Fireworks here, SE MI. Probably celebrating Eid al-Fitr. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #34

I'm here also. llmart May 2020 #44

I'm so sorry for your loss and pain. My then 19 yr old Boomerproud May 2020 #40

Exactly. Freedomofspeech May 2020 #41

Hi neighbor. a la izquierda May 2020 #42

Thanks... Freedomofspeech May 2020 #43

I teach at WVU. a la izquierda May 2020 #51

We love Pittsburgh, too. Freedomofspeech May 2020 #55

I hope "MF34" GETS to hell first (and soonest). He can "rot in hell" later. Texin May 2020 #45

Up here in New Castle... Harker May 2020 #46

I don't know about rotting in Hell, but they're going to have a higher Covid-19 infection rate. NNadir May 2020 #47

The loss of a brother Kitchari May 2020 #50

Memorial Day is not a day for celabration sarge43 May 2020 #53

Memorial Day Sales offend me. I cannot imagine who would want their loved one TNNurse May 2020 #54

Well said. (nt) Paladin May 2020 #56

Michigan - Last night too DownriverDem May 2020 #57

In my neighborhood, we have signs asking people not to use fireworks, out of consideration niyad May 2020 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author BrightKnight May 2020 #60

Plus Memorial Day is for soldiers who died. Lots of folks confuse it with Veterans Day IronLionZion May 2020 #61

I'm sitting between 2 reservations and it is dead silent here RainCaster May 2020 #62

This May 28 SCantiGOP May 2020 #63

We can never forget those who died and we cannot allow a bonespur chicken hawk to take us down. Evolve Dammit May 2020 #64

I am so sorry Jrsygrl96 May 2020 #65