I am told that this one came out ok - taken at the Veteran's Day Celebration in Wilson, NC Nov 11, 2004. Elderly veteran bugler.

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Wiggy

Awwww, man.......-Sandy G.

Awwww, man.......-Sandy G.


Really? Thanks! I guess I didn't know it was that strong.

http://www.growlery.com/veterans_day_2004/wiggy.html

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Wiggy

Some VERY moving pics in that album, Wiggy.

thanks for sharing those with us.

One of the interesting side effects of the stroke I had back at 1st of the summer is that certain things, songs, scenes, etc will make me cry like a little baby. The sight of the bugle on that old guy's lap...Awww, chit !! Here I go again....You done good-as always, Perfesser Wiggenstein !!-Sandy G.

Some VERY moving pics in that album, Wiggy.

thanks for sharing those with us.

Thank you! And I know it is Remembrance Day in Canada. Hope it was a good one for ya.

Best,

Wiggy

One of the interesting side effects of the stroke I had back at 1st of the summer is that certain things, songs, scenes, etc will make me cry like a little baby. The sight of the bugle on that old guy's lap...Awww, chit !! Here I go again....You done good-as always, Perfesser Wiggenstein !!-Sandy G.

Well, shucks. I need to get right back to my usual rantin' and ravin' then.

Best,

Wiggy

Thank you! And I know it is Remembrance Day in Canada. Hope it was a good one for ya.

Thanks, Wiggy.

The last few years have been most enlightening for me, wrt this. My neighbour, two doors down, is an 85-year-old Englishman, RAF veteran. He married his wife in the early hours of 06/06/1944, before taking off to fly air cover for... Well, I have been privileged to hear some of his memories from his service. My grandfather died a month before I was born, Merchant Marine, so, until recently, I never had an ongoing source for this history. Learning from him is a life-altering event. If anyone has the opportunity to converse with our aging veterans, remember that only recently have many of them come to terms with their past, to the point where they are able to talk about it. Jim, my neighbour, says his buddy told him, "Don't let our story die with us!" Four or five times in the last couple of years, Jim has invited me in for 'tea'. About an hour later, we raise a glass to friends and comrades, long departed, his and mine. You know, Wiggy, this thread has made me focus on the responsibility we have, to preserve and value the efforts and sacrifices made by these brave men and women, on our behalf. (Note to self: Next time, ask Jim if I can record him.)

When I was a boy, in school, we had to memorize this poem:

In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
...John McCrae (1872-1918)

I always liked this work, and knew it was significant, but only the last few years has helped me really begin to understand it. Me, with no military service. Age will do that, I guess. Wig, you, and the others who have served, have lived this code, and you have my undying respect for doing so.

Threads like this help me appreciate the depth and breadth of the quality people in the AK community. This is more than just an audio board.

Wig, don't stop rantin' and ravin', we love ya for it. But we appreciate this side too. Thanks.

Well said, man. Now I'm mistin' up. Dang.

Wiggy