Category Archives: Holidays

Happy Birthday, America! (2016)

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

. “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to … Continue reading →

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Happy Flag Day!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

.. What better way to celebrate this day than with a song specifically about the United States flag? Written by George M. Cohan in 1906 – and the first song from a musical to sell over a million copies of … Continue reading →

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The Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

. . General Orders No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic Headquarters. I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of … Continue reading →

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Those They Leave Behind

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

. It is the one and only photo that makes me cry each time I see it. What brings the tears to my eyes is not just the bereaved young woman, but the Marine who stands behind her. In an … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

I got brave a few years ago, and made a photo book online for my Mom; thought I’d post it again this year, as it’s gotten to be a tradition with me…. (Click on the picture to take you to … Continue reading →

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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Posted on May 5, 2017 by

. Today is Cinco de Mayo – a day when a lot of people drink a lot of beer and/or tequila. So what better YouTube clip to show than Jim Breuer’s classic “Party in Your Stomach”? If you haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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Softly Call The Muster….

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

. On April 21, 2009, I answered “Here” for my sister, Beverly Suzanne Hamilton ’84. One day our children will answer “Here” for both Paul and me. It is the last thing that the family of an Aggie is called … Continue reading →

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