Honoring The Fallen On Memorial Day

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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12298 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 06:17 am Remembering those who gave their life in service to their country. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff

livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2246 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 06:26 am I second that. My step-son just got promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Army. He has several KIA, killed in action, wrist bands he wears of the ones who died in his unit in Iraq. He was wounded while in an armored vehicle by a roadside bomb but not severely. Edited by livingwater 05/27/2024 06:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
Centinal Valued Member United States 263 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 06:41 am Greatly loved and deeply missed. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6608 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 06:50 am afO3rEtup1o Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 07:05 am There is no saluting emoji so, John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Liag49 Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 11:53 am This is one of my husband's ( a veteran) pet peeves. My grandmother always called it Decoration Day since it began as a day to lay flowers at graves of soldiers - before it became mainly the unofficial beginning of summer. Report this Post to the Staff
coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2860 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 12:09 pm Thank you to all that are serving & those that have bravely given their lives. May we never take our freedoms for granted. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15485 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 3:47 pm Yes indeed, a day to honor those who served. My father, deceased last year, did two tours in Vietnam 1964 - 1968 while me, brother, sister and mom lived at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan. Sister DeAnna was born there in late 1966 so Dad must have come home for a visit at some point. My life hero, adult mentor and guiding light Joyce Pipkin, deceased 5 years ago at age 94, was a member of the Greatest Generation. Left the University of Arkansas as a scholarship football quarterback at age 18 in 1942. Served the entire Pacific War as a member of UDT Team 4. (Underwater demolition team), the predecessors of the SEALS. Joyce attended annual reunions of the surviving members of UDT Team 4 for many decades, until about 2010 or so he was the only member remaining alive Returned to Arkansas after the war and was the quarterback of the 1947 Cotton Bowl. Arkansas played LSU. The game was a 0-0 tie and 99.9% of today's football fans will remember the name of only one of the quarterbacks that day: Joyce Pipkin vs Y.A. Tittle Joyce played 3 years in the NFL as a fullback for the NY Giants, which was his part time job back in those days. He became an executive for Alcoa, and when I met at my age 25 he was a VP. A lifetime friendship bloomed and I was blessed for many years to have two fathers who honorably served. Alas both are gone now - but not forgotten. Thank you to all who have served. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 3:53 pm I'll be making my annual trip to the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix AZ to visit my Brother. I'll be leaving 3 small stones on his marker. Stones that I paint Red, White, and Blue (each stone its own color -no fancy mixing). I'll temporally Set his burial flag over his marker (On a special stand I made for it won't touch the ground) Then it will be time to sit and think of him then a trip back home. It is for him that I'm assembling the 1969-1994 World Coin collection - in memory of his life and sacrifice. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 3:54 pm (I had posted that comment as a topic starter in the 'General Discussion area) - but nobody replied - so I just deleted it for lack of responses. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 05/27/2024 3:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12298 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 4:26 pm @Dearborn: A heartfelt, respectful tribute to your brother - very nice! I'm sure it is difficult to be without him. Though one ship he was on was sunk by a torpedo and another was sunk by a sea mine during WWII, my dad made it home and lived into the late 1990s. I was thankful. Are you documenting your 1969-94 collection here on CCF? Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 5:51 pm Thank you Commem! Yes I am documenting my progress, you can find it here: This Is For My Brother A Birth/Death Year World Coin Collection 1969-1994 Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 7:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2957 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 7:41 pm with all of the above Quote: There is no saluting emoji Here could be one similar Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74806 Posts	Posted 05/27/2024 11:26 pm Thank you to everyone that served, including the ones that were killed in action. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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