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Memorial Day
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Tom Mann
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Thanks again, Hershey, for starting this topic.
Earlier today, I worked four of the ceremonies that our fire department participated in. The thing that caught my eye was the complete and utter absence of any guys in the American Legion and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) under the age of about 70 or 75. No 60-something vets from 'Nam, no younger vets from the string of middle east conflicts, etc..
Putting aside my personal opinions about the wars that these guys participated in, I found this age distribution terribly sad. It was as if the old timers were hoping someone would honor them when they die the way these people are honoring others that have passed before them. Hopefully there are younger participants in other areas. As a side note, the oldest guy I met served in WW2 in the Battle of Iwo Jima, which meant he was around 90 years old!
Fortunately, the boy and girl scouts, the police, firefighters, EMS (emergency medical service) people, and a few fraternal organizations sent contingents with a wide span of ages to participants. The audiences were reasonable in size, but considerably smaller than I have seen in the past.
Below are a few shots of one of the honor guards. The guy who fought at Iwo Jima is on the (viewer's) right in the 1st image.
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Earlier today, I worked four of the ceremonies that our fire department participated in. The thing that caught my eye was the complete and utter absence of any guys in the American Legion and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) under the age of about 70 or 75. No 60-something vets from 'Nam, no younger vets from the string of middle east conflicts, etc..
Putting aside my personal opinions about the wars that these guys participated in, I found this age distribution terribly sad. It was as if the old timers were hoping someone would honor them when they die the way these people are honoring others that have passed before them. Hopefully there are younger participants in other areas. As a side note, the oldest guy I met served in WW2 in the Battle of Iwo Jima, which meant he was around 90 years old!
Fortunately, the boy and girl scouts, the police, firefighters, EMS (emergency medical service) people, and a few fraternal organizations sent contingents with a wide span of ages to participants. The audiences were reasonable in size, but considerably smaller than I have seen in the past.
Below are a few shots of one of the honor guards. The guy who fought at Iwo Jima is on the (viewer's) right in the 1st image.
T