tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post8785674679887767306..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: The Unknown SoldierMike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-44361106199072310692013-11-10T04:44:52.039-08:002013-11-10T04:44:52.039-08:00Twitter and Facebook are essentially surf. Conside...Twitter and Facebook are essentially surf. Considered ritual and tradition are the deep currents. God help a culture built only on surf : )Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-78250145767887528302013-11-10T04:43:42.056-08:002013-11-10T04:43:42.056-08:00Thank you, Linda. It wasn't until I began writ...Thank you, Linda. It wasn't until I began writing it that I realised how emotive and powerful subject it was (not my writing - the topic)Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-65330281452138069252013-11-10T04:14:13.888-08:002013-11-10T04:14:13.888-08:00Especially in the 20s before the advent of televis...Especially in the 20s before the advent of television and social media, it was important to share and remember these soldiers. There's a solemnity that Twitter and FB can't duplicate.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-39795893619842695152013-11-08T14:43:45.082-08:002013-11-08T14:43:45.082-08:00Very well done, indeed.
My grandson did a schoo...Very well done, indeed. <br /><br />My grandson did a school trip to Washington, DC last spring. He said the thing that had impressed him the most was the guard at our Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-25758023754901091812013-11-07T11:55:22.131-08:002013-11-07T11:55:22.131-08:00I'm glad you liked it, Dawn. I found it quite ...I'm glad you liked it, Dawn. I found it quite emotional writing it...and then the archive pictures.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-58333834893369038992013-11-07T10:33:13.957-08:002013-11-07T10:33:13.957-08:00What a touching post. I'd heard of the Americ...What a touching post. I'd heard of the American Unknown Soldier, but not the British. Thank you for sharing this little bit of history.DRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352970077497112668noreply@blogger.com