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This Mothers Day Remembering Gold Star Mothers


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 May 12, 2012  Carl D'Agostino
Categories: non fiction, Photo Essay, Serious Side Tags: Gold Star Mothers, Mothers Day

34 responses to “This Mothers Day Remembering Gold Star Mothers”

  • Sylver Blaque
    May 19th, 2012 at 20:24

    This is a beautiful tribute…

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 19th, 2012 at 21:15

      It had to be said. It must be remembered.

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  • CMSmith
    May 14th, 2012 at 19:51

    Thank you Carl. There’s an excellent poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning , “Mother and Poet” about the Potugese war.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 14th, 2012 at 20:57

      I’ll have to check it out.

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  • jannatwrites
    May 13th, 2012 at 21:45

    This is so sad. I feel just awful for every mom who has lost a child to war.

    I hope you had a nice Mother’s Day with your mom.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 14th, 2012 at 00:20

      Yes, I made salmon, mashed potatoes and cole slaw and she began reading the novels I got her.

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  • nikky44
    May 13th, 2012 at 13:00

    Such a beautiful Poem!!! Living in a war country, and knowing so many mothers who lost their sons/husbands/fathers, I know how hard it is

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 13th, 2012 at 15:21

      Yes, Ed Allen wrote a meaningful poem.

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  • Mark Petruska
    May 13th, 2012 at 12:12

    Thanks for sharing this, Carl.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 13th, 2012 at 12:15

      Can’t always be just funny. Gotta do meaningful once in a while. Also get to sneak out a little political commentary as well.

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  • kateshrewsday
    May 12th, 2012 at 18:05

    I’m not sure anything could ever compensate me for the loss of a son.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 22:04

      Perhaps mothers should be in charge of running the planet.

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  • pattisj
    May 12th, 2012 at 16:27

    Thanks for sharing this, Carl. So many moms have lost sons…and daughters in service to our country. Not much point in sending someone who doesn’t want to go. Many of these brave young men and women chose to go fight for what they believe in. We need to believe in them.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 21:59

      Well said.

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  • HoaiPhai
    May 12th, 2012 at 14:38

    Great post, Carl. Tragic waste, indeed. I think that the only way to change foreign policy is to legislate politicians’ sons and daughters to the front lines. Maybe then we’d see change.

    I don’t mean to be critical but on the monument it reads “mother’s who’s”… shouldn’t it be “mothers whose” [without and apostrophes]? Is this a deliberate error made as commentary on the silliness of this loss of life?

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 15:33

      Perhaps you are right. I do know President Theodore Roosevelt lost a son in WW 1 and never really got over it.

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  • Hippie Cahier
    May 12th, 2012 at 10:27

    Those faces make my heart break. Thanks for remembering these women and their sons and daughters.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 13:14

      We are so encapsulated with ourselves few people realize that on the other side of the world , a dozen women a week get to become members of Gold Star Mothers.

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  • lscotthoughts
    May 12th, 2012 at 10:11

    This is a heart-tugging post, Carl, but a lovely one~

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 13:12

      I cry myself about it. 6,000 dead in Iraq and Afghanistan for what ? To make people rich on oil and opium.

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  • Deb
    May 12th, 2012 at 07:11

    This is a lovely tribute, Carl!

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 08:24

      It must be said. Will go back to humor Monday.

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  • jakesprinter
    May 12th, 2012 at 07:04

    Those photograph are great remembrance for them 🙂

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 08:23

      ..and a lesson for us all. But with USA foreign policy seems we have not learned the lessons.

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  • clinock
    May 12th, 2012 at 03:41

    This choked me up – my mum is long gone but I have two sons…enough said!

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 06:08

      Enough said.

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  • cat
    May 12th, 2012 at 02:04

    Years ago, when my son wanted to join the army, I “jokingly” threatened to cut off his thumbs, so he would be found unfit … I lost one child … losing another one would push me over the edge for sure …

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 06:08

      Happy Mothers Day Cat.

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  • ah0098
    May 12th, 2012 at 01:09

    this is so dramatic.
    these killed for what?
    for this that other govern on us.

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 06:07

      A tragic waste.

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      • ah0098
        May 13th, 2012 at 17:28

        yes
        u right.
        carl i fell you be Wise men.
        and i want contact to you more.meby?

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      • Carl D'Agostino
        May 14th, 2012 at 00:21

        Will always answer emails.

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  • ah0098
    May 12th, 2012 at 00:59

    this is the beautifullest word in the world
    mother
    isn’t it carl?

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    • Carl D'Agostino
      May 12th, 2012 at 22:24

      Yes of course. But I am a father and grandfather too.

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