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Thursday, November 10, 2011

In Remembrance ~ 11-11-11 ~ Veteran’s Day

Each year I post this same entry but with updates on the ages of my children. The pictures remain the same as does the story of my daddy and his part in The Great War. Once again this is my contribution to Weekend Reflections - a different kind of reflection, but such an important one for me each year. I am wondering how many there are left of us living who our remembering a parent on this day. 

Eugene Marseilles Hornot 
 Father of Eugenia Hornot Robinson
Born 1893 ~ New Orleans, Louisiana

My Father’s WWI Portrait
Corp of Engineers 
France
The Great War


This picture was taken outside the Smithsonian Museum of American History on my daddy’s last visit to VA. From left to right: Mattie, my eldest child now 49, Eugene Marseilles, my youngest child now 40, and me. We pushed him into where the aging American Flag was hanging in all of it glory. My frail daddy sat erect in the wheelchair, removed his beret, and saluted his flag never saying a word. In 1993, he died at 100 years, 7 months of age. He did not talk about the war, but I know he never really got over what he experienced while serving with the Army Corp of Engineers at the height of WWI. All I know is he rode horseback and was involved in the building of the roads and the trenches.  On this Memorial Day in the USA, Remembrance Day in Canada, Remembrance Day in Australia, and Remembrance Day on Sunday in The United Kingdom, please let us not forget the sacrifices our American, Canadian, British, Irish, Australian, and Scottish veterans made while serving their countries during what was known as “The Great War,” and “The War To End All Wars.” Thanks, too, to the New Zealanders who celebrate their Remembrance Day on Anzac Day, the 25th of April each year. 







19 comments:

  1. a great post. i am glad you had your dad with you all those years.

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  2. a nice rememberance post; it is nearing that time of day here as I type this (10.46 am). Thanks for sharing...

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  3. Love this post! Especially the old photos. Thanks!

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  4. Fantastic post; lovely tribute to your dad. How wonderful that he lived to be 100!

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  5. Lovely tribute Genie! And of course perfect for Veterans'Day. I'm so glad I scrolleld down, would hate to have missed this one. I'm happy for you that you had your dad for all those years and that his grandkids got to know him. That's such a great gift.

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  6. Thanks for sharing your wonderful memories and photos of your dad.

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  7. A timely post as young men and women continue to have their lives blighted or ended by conflict.

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  8. Dear Genie - Great Tribute to your Dad and all those who served. You were so fortunate to have him all those years. Great Memorial Post - thanks for sharing. It is 9:33 a.m. here and we are just getting ready to go to Memorial Service downtown and yes, I have my umbrella - a little rain will not keep us away, on this most important "Remembrance Day"

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  9. Oh Genie this is a beautiful tribute. I love this post. The military runs deep in my family and I can appreciate your story and photos. Take care B

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  10. Such a wonderful tribute and a fantastic post for the day, Genie! Thank you for sharing these with us today! Have a good weekend!

    Sylvia

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  11. It's wonderful that you have all these family photos. Wow! Your dad lived to be 100!

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  12. I feel like crying looking at the photos. I don't know what happened to this/our generation if these men were not brave enough to defend our country. Great post and I like the photos too. Happy weekend!

    Weekend Reflection

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  13. How wonderful to see the photo of you all with your dear Father in the wheelchair - he looks so proud.
    A beautiful treasured post. xx

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  14. They fought and died for us, so we can live,

    These days, men or women don't want to do it.

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  15. What a great 'take' on the concept of 'reflection'!

    I'm a proud Aussie - but don't forget the New Zealanders who also fought alongside us!

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  16. these photos are treasures
    and wonderful reflections on the past
    lovely post

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  17. What a great tribute. Stories about WWI, have been long time not told, but I have read books about it and it was horror, so many young men offered. The war stopped because there were simply no more men left to fight. Such a loss of lives. Very special you have photo's of your father of that time.

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