Planting Flags

Decatur Metro | May 30, 2011 | 4:02 pm

Chris writes in…

My son and I usually plant a few flags on my father’ grave and other veterans I have known over the years. We had an extra one this year and decided to leave it at the grave of Goodrich Cook White Jr. I don’t know if his parents, brothers or sisters are still living in Decatur, but I can only guess that Goodrich was greatly loved by his family. On this Memorial Day weekend, I hope the citizens of Decatur can take some time to remember that we have a long line of patriots, dating back to the Revolutionary War, who died for our freedom.

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8 Responses to “Planting Flags”

  1. Dex says:
    May 30, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    This might be the son of one of Emory’s presidents:
    http://emoryhistory.emory.edu/people/presidents/White.htm

    • GG in GA says:
      May 31, 2011 at 4:41 pm

      I believe you are correct, Dex.

  2. Occi says:
    May 31, 2011 at 6:07 am

    What a great way to celebrate Memorial Day.

  3. Chris Billingsley says:
    May 31, 2011 at 6:13 am

    Maybe next Memorial Day, those who are interested can meet at the rock memorial at the cemetery entrance and decorate the graves of those killed in combat with flowers and flags.

    • DYJ says:
      May 31, 2011 at 8:17 am

      Love that idea, Chris. Hopefully, we can remember this suggestion for Memorial Day 2012

    • Steve says:
      May 31, 2011 at 9:00 am

      To my knowledge, there is not a list of veterans in Decatur Cemetery per se who were killed in combat, just a fairly complete list of all veterans. Do you have such a list of combat casualties?

  4. Diane says:
    May 31, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    Why not honor all veterans, not just those who died in combat?

    • Mises says:
      May 31, 2011 at 4:21 pm

      That’s Veterans Day, November 11.