Memorial Day Weekend, 2008

Welcome New York Times readers. I'm honored to be linked. What you have found is a trove of stuff written over the last four years, by me and a few other people, all of which resonates in some way with the idea of memorializing the dead. It will take a long time to read it all, especially if you drill into all the links. So if your time is limited I recommend skipping to the last two links.

If time permits, please look around. Check the sidebar post titles and if any catches your interest, give it a click. Thanks for visiting.

I have said enough about this observance. Here are links to past posts inspired by Memorial Day.

2005 Memorial Day Post

2006 Memorial Day, 2006

2007 Memorial Day Weekend

2007 Memorial Day, 2007

Inasmuch as we are remembering the dead, here is another link to one of the most moving accounts of military sacrifices I have come across, the personal remembrance of LtCol George Goodson, USMC retired, whose Burial at Sea is worthy of a TV series.

Christmas Eve, 2005 (reposted in 2006)

The Donald Sensing link is broken. In case I don't get around to fixing it, Death notifications is his post from 2005. Highly recommended reading.