tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149467485932327550.post7223693346296297129..comments2024-03-28T20:03:27.666-04:00Comments on Quilts, Gravestones, and Elusive Ancestors: The Ultimate Sacrifice Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16096467148134599354noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149467485932327550.post-50929107678757228822015-04-13T16:20:11.827-04:002015-04-13T16:20:11.827-04:00Kerrigan, I was all teary-eyed reading your commen...Kerrigan, I was all teary-eyed reading your comment. Thank you. I would have responded via email but there was no address so I hope you see this message. Though I only met your Grandma Doris once she always remembered us at Christmastime with a card and hand-written note. Your mom and I continue to stay in touch :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096467148134599354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149467485932327550.post-81546373241391257672015-04-12T21:03:30.366-04:002015-04-12T21:03:30.366-04:00I am Joseph's grand daughter, Kerrigan, daught...I am Joseph's grand daughter, Kerrigan, daughter of Susan, the child who recalls when men in uniforms came to their door with papers and her mother tumbled in grief to the floor, swollen and painfully awaiting the birth of my uncle, Mike. <br /><br />As I read your written history, the tears can't help but flow. My grandmother and mother both carried and carry, respectively, the scars of the devastating loss of the young man who was by all accounts a musically gifted, kind, precociously bright, and immensely loving father, husband, son, sibling, and friend. <br /><br />In a mere 25yrs, Joe was a man who touched lives so deeply his spirit continues to live on. Mom proudly displays his Purple Heart, wings, and other Service awards in shadow boxes in her living room. <br /><br />Following grandma Doris' passing I discovered amongst her belongings a worn metal bracelet, it's original gold tone rubbed away here and there but the name engraved on the front above a finely detailed ornament of two airplane propellers gleamed in the sun: JOSEPH W. FRANKLIN. <br /><br />It is currently in the zippered pocket of my purse. <br /><br />"Gone but not forgotten."<br /><br />Thank you so very much for this post and all the hard work you for remaining family members. Le Chat Noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792444503378191326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149467485932327550.post-10189424969041193712014-11-10T10:58:33.534-05:002014-11-10T10:58:33.534-05:00I love our veterans! Great post!I love our veterans! Great post!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149467485932327550.post-22816841657226415072014-11-10T10:55:35.531-05:002014-11-10T10:55:35.531-05:00What a touching tribute.
My uncle Henry Segade wa...What a touching tribute. <br />My uncle Henry Segade was at Normandy, and came home with PTSD. he was institutionalized the rest of his life. He died severel years ago and is buried in Monroe, WA. You have given me the idea to make him a tribute quilt. <br /><br />I just recently found your blog and find it quite interesting. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926328455712508539noreply@blogger.com