Honoring Our Deceased Veterans on Veterans Day 2012

Click on title to read a CNN story published today, November 10, 2012, in honor of Veterans Day this year.  

CNN writer Philip Gast wrote the story about Medal of Honor Recipient Rodney M. Davis.  

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Excerpted from the story:

"Linwood Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, fell into disrepair over the years, prompting families and volunteers to clean the site and graves, including that of Marine Sgt. Rodney Davis. Thanks to one of the men Davis saved in Vietnam, veterans have rallied to create a lasting legacy to Davis this Veterans Day weekend."

Please check online or your local Ohio newspapers for Veterans Day services held in your area.   

  Above, gravesite of Private Henry S. Limes, Ohio Cavalry 1st Regiment, Company "A" buried at the Staunton Cemetery in Staunton, Fayette County, Ohio  

Sharing a Philosophy about Tombstones from "Twisted Twigs On Gnarled Branches"

Sharing this message below from the website:

 "Twisted Twigs On Gnarled Branches."  

The tombstone is tangible evidence, with the name, dates and other relevant inscriptions inscribed on its front, as proof the person buried below it once lived.  That seems rather simple and straightforward doesn't it.  

To honor a deceased person, I feel we must also show regard and care for the tombstone that denotes their life -- whether the maker be grand or plain.

The negative effects of time with its relentless harsh weather, invasions of insects, acts of vandalism, and occurrences of accidental damage, all deteriorate and destroy an unprotected tombstone daily as it quietly braces itself to brave alone these outdoor elements year after year until the years turn into decades; and eventually centuries if the marker last that long that is.  

Just as you try to keep a prized trophy looking clean and shiny, so you would wish to see a tombstone looking as good as it can for its age, if possible, without it losing its integrity.  

Restoring a tombstone properly is one way of recognizing the deceased honorably, in my opinion.  

Thank you.  

Gail Shares Photographs of Gravestones at Two Almost Forgotten Gravesites at the Washington Cemetery in Washington Court House, Ohio.

Below are photographs of two gravestones marking now almost forgotten gravesites in the older section in  the Washington Cemetery in Washington Court House.  

Gail Allen has been visting the Washington Cemetery this past week and photographing several gravestones.  

Thank you, Gail, for sharing these gravestone photographs -- these two gravesites are forgotten no more!

We don't often see a gravestone with the name "John Doe."  I have not posted one on my blog until now.  

Perhaps if there was an article or death notice published in the newspapers at the time of this person's death we might be able to learn his identity from the details.   

Unfortunately, there are no inscriptions for age or birth date either that might help us know if he was a child or an adult when he died.

 Above: Flat marker installed for an unknown male given the name of "John Doe."

Above: L. Ried -- death date appears to be May 25, 1856.  Age .... 23 days.

There is also an epitaph below the "23 days" that I am not able to read from looking at the picture.  

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I'm sure the broken L. Ried stone could be restored and thus the inscriptions made more readable.