Something that might be of interest to reflect on is that when they lost 50 odd men in WW I, it was a smaller town that it is today...~12-15% service related deaths of men of service age in places they never heard of to stuff the Boche back in his place.
The memorial reminds me of another small town out East. Bedford, Virginia lost more soldiers per capita on D-Day than just about any other town in America. It is now home to the grand D-Day Memorial, but the aura of small town sacrifice for the Nation remains yet.
Something that might be of interest to reflect on is that when they lost 50 odd men in WW I, it was a smaller town that it is today...~12-15% service related deaths of men of service age in places they never heard of to stuff the Boche back in his place.
ReplyDeleteI know - I find it pretty sobering. Respect to Itasca and to their people serving overseas.
ReplyDeleteI pray they come back safely.
LSP
It is nice to see that small towns have a certain way about them but they still will honor their fallen, sometimes more than anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI agree; I found that memorial pretty moving.
ReplyDeleteThe memorial reminds me of another small town out East. Bedford, Virginia lost more soldiers per capita on D-Day than just about any other town in America. It is now home to the grand D-Day Memorial, but the aura of small town sacrifice for the Nation remains yet.
ReplyDeleteShit.
ReplyDeleteSome war memorial for a town of a thousand souls.
Do they want to sell the sign or can you ship reproductions from the States?
TFC
I'll see if I can find a source for the sign...
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