Posted on May 26, 2019
LTC Stephen F.
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Throughout the year service members, veterans, widows and widowers and their family members remember the dead family members, friends brothers and sisters in arms who died in the service of this nation [or allied nations].
On Memorial Day 2019, many American's will be enjoying fellowship and feasting at cook-outs and cook-ins where weather is inclement. Children look forward to the end of school and children in northern states clamor for the pools on the first weekend they are open - even though the water is cool :-)
Many in this nation, including me, pause to reflect on our dead brothers and sister-in-arms, family members and friends who were killed in service to this nation or died from wounds received.
I still remember these friends and brothers in arms who have transitioned to their eternal destination.

I did not know my paternal grandfather well - he served as a British Army Lance Corporal in WWI from Gallipoli, Turkey through the trench fighting in France and Belgium where he was wounded. His brother who also served in the BEF was killed with his wife when a German bomb hit their house in southern England during the battle of Britain. I am putting my grandfather's image in his stead.

I pray for each one who is grieving the loss of their family member especially that you will have peace and joy in the midst of your grief and that you are getting to the point where the memories don't have pain or anger attached.
Images:
1. 1915 Grandfather - British Army Lance Corporal William John Field [1884-1963] Ford during the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915 died on December 7, 1963.
2. 1980-04-11 Reggie_Johnson_1980_Howitzer_Image. Drowned in the Sandhurst competition at West Point.
3. 1992-10-22 SSG George Brewster. Killed as a First Sergeant assigned to 101st Airmobile Division.
4. 1984-12-16 CPT Winburn Drew Harrington from USMA Howitzer 1980. He was killed shielding soldiers in a live-fire in Honduras while assigned to 2nd Ranger Battalion.

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LTJG Robert M.
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My great grandfather
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you, my friend LTJG Robert M. for responding and posting a picture of your great grandfather who served as a Captain in the United States Coast Guard.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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My uncle who served in WWII and was poisoned by gas and survived but always had respiratory problems from it
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My paternal grandfather was wounded in the fighting in WWI on the western front - I suspect it was during one of the gas attacks, my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown. He never spoke about it. During the Battle of Britain, the Germans firebombed the building which contained the records for enlisted men serving in WWI and destroyed mot of them.
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
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Great question.
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