Subdeacon Joe Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 The War to End War Getting the cemeteries all spiffed up for the centennial. ZONNEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — The Tyne Cotcemetery sweeps gently down the slope, the nearly 12,000 headstonesaligned in solemn rows of gleaming white. Beyond the walls stretchFlanders Fields, dotted by red farmhouse roofs. For the stage of some ofWorld War I's worst carnage, the scene is tranquility itself — but overthe whisper of wind floats a whine like a dentist's drill. A closer look gives the reason for the jarring sound. Some gravestones are chipped orcracked. A century of wind and weather has worn the surfaces so thenames are hard to read. The stones are no longer perfectly aligned. I'm kind of split on this. Yes, the men need to be remembered - the ending of an Eastern Orthodox funeral service or memorial service is "And make his/her memory be eternal!" But it HAS been a hundred years. Some of that passage of time should show. Kind of hard to believe that it really has been a hundred years, well, 99 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 As John McCrae said... "....If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 In New England all rocks move during the winter, even grave stones. When The Germinator was interred I noticed that many of the stones in the Veteran's Cemetery were a wee bit out of line. Later in the year they had been realigned. I later learned that there is a work crew that meticulously realigns all of the stones before Memorial Day, often using labor from the prison up the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Thank you, Belgium. You folks are a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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