Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 242

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters

we honor courage in all its forms

dedicated to the memory of Terence Raymond Roach, Jr.
Killed at Khe Sanh February 8, 1968

image and poem below the fold

two boats in Vietnam

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
written by Louis Armstrong
as performed on Our New Orleans – A Benefit Album

Do you know what it means
to miss New Orleans,
and miss it each night and day?

I know I’m not wrong,
this feeling’s gettin’ stronger
the longer I stay away.

Miss them moss covered vines,
the tall sugar pines
where mockin’ birds used to sing

And I’d like to see
that lazy Mississippi
hurryin’ into spring

The moonlight on the bayou
a creole tune that fills the air
I dream about magnolias in bloom
and I’m wishin’ I was there

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans,
when that’s where you left your heart?

And there’s one thing more
I miss the one I care for
more than I miss New Orleans

view the pbs newshour silent honor roll (with thanks to jimstaro at booman.)

take a private moment to light one candle among many (with thanks to TXSharon)

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