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Thread #47911   Message #716692
Posted By: PeteBoom
24-May-02 - 09:07 AM
Thread Name: Memorial Day Observance
Subject: RE: Not BS: Memorial Day Observance
Mick - we're at Caledonia on Monday - come on out if yer not elsewhere.

Noon - short parade to the vets monument in the cemetary, then retire to the Legion hall. We'd play Flowers of the Forest, but no one there would recognize the significance, so were stuck with Amazing Grace. High School band will play Taps, Politician will speechify, the kids will look at us funny ("look mom, they're wearing dresses!") - We'll probably march out to Wings - Alan's old regimental "March Past" (50th Div, Royal Engineers, TA - his active duty was Royal Navy - rose to Ship's Chief Engineer). We've enough old codgers to know what its about.

Cheers -

Pete