Smoke a stick in memory of

[derekmckee]

I thought I smoke something special today Ashton VSG 20yr Salute, so in honor of my Grandfather cpt. Gordon Bates a WWII vet. Thanks You for for your bravery and love.

[RJT]

Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

nice thread to be resurrected and RJT - thanks for the link to our canine warrirors who also served...

i'll have one in memory of my father, who served in WWII in the 121st field artillery (i think - dangit, my memory fades...) and who died 14 years ago, the day before memorial day. here's one for you, chief...

[palm55]

Odd, isn't it, how Memorial Day is so much more than just a "long weekend?" How it evokes so many thoughts of those who've served and sacrificed?

I smoked one yesterday with thoughts of all the mothers and fathers who've lost sons or daughters in service... And the tears began to well up. I have one son... And I can't even IMAGINE what it would be like to lose him.

And so, to those who have lost theirs, though vicariously, I feel your pain!!

[Studebaker]

Had a Gurkha Connecticut Reserve #4 and a Molson Canadian in memory of my dad. US Army, Signal Corps, he was stationed at Fort Gordon some time in the early 1950s.