I did not get to Oregon County this year. We only managed Lawrence Co., in Missouri. But, just to show how terrible some people can be, someone broke into the little chapel at Rock Prairie Cemetery at Halltown, MO and stole all of the US flags that were bought for the military people buried there. There have been burials in Rock Prairie since the 1830s and every year flowers and flags are placed on those who had military service. This year the flags were missing. This is a small local cemetery that has faithful people to help maintain and watch over it. Pat Miller Lanita Sconce Smith wrote: > Here on this list, we have a tradition of purchasing an extra flower or > flag or two to place on a lonely grave or graves that have none, as we > are placing flowers on our loved ones who have passed. > > We do it for their family members who wish they could be there to do it > themselves. We do it to remember those of ours who are elsewhere and > we wish we could be THERE. > > Please continue this tradition, and know that it matters. You'll feel > so much better, and the angels will smile. > > Feel free to pass this tip to your other lists to make it a tradition > to do a Random Act of Kindness such as this!! If everyone did it, > perhaps there would be fewer and fewer lonely forgotten graves. > > Lanita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >