The Things They Carried

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The Things They Carried, originally uploaded by All Things Michigan.

This photo is from last year’s 4th of July Parade in Constantine, Michigan. With yesterday being Memorial Day and thinking of parades and our soldiers both past and present I thought I would share this photo.

This photo (and blog post) is titled ‘The Things They Carried’ as that is what popped in my head when I saw this mother/soldier marching in the parade. I have read Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” which deals with the mental and emotional aspects of war and immediately thought that this photo illustrates just that both metaphorically and physically.

She is surrounded by the things she carried.

God Bless our Veterans and current service men and women. Thank you for all that you do.

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Memorial Day Weekend Roundup at All Things Michigan: May 22, 2009 at 10:24 am

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Nan June 9, 2008 at 6:56 am: Oh my goodness. Thank you for helping us recognize again the importance of our soldiers, and what they sacrifice for us. God Bless our Veterans.