General Discussion & Chat: Best/ worse/ ? did you learn today? #111 visit with friends!, 1 by Bettypauze

Bettypauze wrote:
Around the pow wow were brought the veterans, either in wheelchairs or walkers..most having air for easier breathing..wearing their medals of bravery..all enjoying the day..one particular man helped onto the stage thanked everyone for remembering the courage of many, some here, those who passed on and those who died in battle and started to cry...he touched the hearts of many..

Here he was sitting watching the pow wow and I could see him taping his foot...

I went over and asked why a handsome young man as he wasn't dancing..he said he was unable to but I went on to tell him there was nothing wrong with my holding his hand, I dancing while he continued to tap his foot...music stopped...he asked if he could have a dance with me, much to the horror of the nurse that was with him...omg, he stood up, remember now we were on grass, much not level, but the darling man danced an entire dance with me...when it ended he said I had made his day the most special that he had enjoyed in many years...gave him a hug and a kiss...

I then went over to another man, using again, what's a good looking soldier like he sitting alone...lol..before you know it, he was telling me all about his life in the war, how he left Halifax Harbour landed in England...he was an engineer, worked on building a makeshift hospital for those returning from the battlefield..how he met his wife, how they had 1 child but could have no more, so they adopted 2..he went on to say he had thought the adoption out, that when he passed on, his wife would have the children by her side but she had gone on to the Lord before he...

Then he told me about a wonderful young soldier, sent to them because of shell shock, how he had healed during his visit and that they felt he was well enough to return to battle...

Prior to his leaving, most of the work crew/engineers/dr's/nr's had gone on a work day, how this young man had dressed in his Soldier garb..when they returned from the day, they found him lying on his bed and had shot himself..there were tears in this veterans eyes as he remembered this soldier...he kept saying he was not ready to return to the battlefield so rather than, he returned to his Lord!...

A woman veterans was also there, I spent time looking at her metals of bravery..she too told me how she had obtained each...

Their bus was now leaving and all saluted as it pulled away from the Legion...

Now I believe Ann/Mike took photo's of my dance with a hero and also with the pow-wow..will have to ask her to send them to me...

By now some of the crowds were leaving and the pipe band played...omg, things you don't remember..when I was around 8 or so I was enrolled in dancing..one of my dancing was doing the highland fling...so here I was, doing a dance to their music...

Was I drinking? NOPE..I certainly don't have to have alcohol to be outgoing an entertaining..lol..

SO dear friends, that is how I celebrated our Canada Day events... Canada Day isn't until Wednesday but the community did celebrate to the best of which volunteerism allowed, and did they have volunteeers...

I was asked to go to the dance last night but I had enjoyed about as much as I wanted to for the day so I played outside, set in my lily's, watered and early to bed...

It's overcast this morning, just waiting for 8am so I can go get the other tree from Home Depot before he pours.. so a quiet day for me today, well at least I think it is, one never knows...

Debbie, how was Ronnie Milsap concert???


Ohhh forgot to show you the mood I was in yesterday..at the market I purchased a set of toe/ankle bead set...