It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S., so I thought I’d take a momentary break from the silly. (Well, mostly. I just had to share this one.)
Today, my thoughts often go to the poem In Flanders Field. It turns out that I’m not the only one – you should hop over to Tales and Tails and My Brown Newfies to learn more about this poem and the Buddy Poppy. Like Ms. Taleteller, I didn’t see anyone selling Buddy Poppies this year either, and I was surprised. I actually keep one on my desk at work – it serves as a reminder of my grandfather’s service in WWII and all that he and so many others have given to protect our country.
I also wanted to share a few other links today:
- In addition to valiant humans, many dogs have served our country, including Military Working Dogs.
- These photos of soldiers and animals will melt your heart.
- You can help rescue dogs get paired with veterans with just a click.
- I didn’t have a chance to take a patriotic photo of the pups, but this one from BZ Training should do quite nicely.
That’s all for today, folks. To those of you in the U.S., I hope you have a peaceful Memorial Day.
I was glad we finally found some Buddy Poppies! It became something like a sacred quest. I loved all your links today! BZ is the one who got me hooked on Flickr and photography! lol Henry and Zachary will be nominated for canine sainthood one of these days.
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I never did find any this year – so unusual.
(And you’re so right – Henry & Zachary are the most patient pups!)
Happy Memorial day!
Slobbers
I was happy to get a buddy poppy at the grocery store – a reminder of my dad’s service in WWII.
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Happy belated Memorial Day to you! The buddy poppy has a special place with us too! So glad to see that people still remember!
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Beautiful!! Just beautiful. Those pictures were making me a bit teary.
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