This one is very touching - Jo Achee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:21 AM Subject: [IADECATU] 'A FITTING TRIBUTE' > Decatur County Journal > Leon, Iowa > Thursday, May 6, 1920 > > In accordance with the Governor's proclamation, that the people of the > State > of Iowa set out a tree or trees on April 30th, and dedicate it to the > memory > of our soldier dead, I have the following to report. As I had no forest > tree at hand, such as oak, hickory or walnut, I used a small cherry tree > and > set it out to the memory of GEORGE MCJIMSEY, the son of my neighbor and > friend, JASPER MCJIMSEY, who gave his life to the cause of world freedom > and > since I cannot decorate his grave, because he sleeps in a foreign country, > in a strange land among a strange people, I am resolved to place an > American > flag by this little tree on each Decoratiion Day in memory of him to whose > honor it is planted and I have appointed by little grandson, WILLIAM > TUTTLE, > to take care of this tree in years to come, when I have passed to my > reward, > and decorate it as I have done, not only to the memory of this one but to > the memory of all who gave their lives to the cause of world democracy and > freedom. In conclusion I will say all honor to the boys that have > returned > home and my earnest prayer to God is that they will cast their influence > on > the side of right and good government. > > -- F. WILSON FIERCE, > Van Wert, Iowa. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > May 4, 2010 > iggy29@grm.net > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2853 - Release Date: 05/04/10 06:27:00