Memorial Day Florence American Cemetery

[Box and one]

Every year on memorial day I think back of growing up at Camp Darby in Livorno,Italy for 10 years Our elementary school would drive us to put red poppies and small american flags on the graves at the Florence cemetery. My memories have faded but I remember its where I 1st learned of what a Jewish star was and the kool aid never had enough sugar and the P&G sandwiches not enough jelly when we had lunch. I remember the grass was always so green and cut so nice. around the 3rd row on the left side there was a soldier from Texas . I would look at his grave and wonder "did anybody ever come visit his grave " from the US.
Its such a beautiful cemetery and about 10 miles outside of Florence. The auto strada { higway} goes right by it.. but the tour buses never stop.. They will mention " if you look on your left hand side we are coming up to the American World War 2 cemetery where many Americans were killed in 44' and 45 ' But the buses never stop ever. Its just a blip on the map because everyone want to see Florence . And I always think.. that is where everyone should stop even for a few minutes and pay their respect ...4,500 hundred Americans gave their life for freedom and never went home.
I have come in for many years on memorial day and still can't paste the you tube video can some please post the tribute from you tube
There are a few videos
flight of honor is one https: 11 youtu.be/re
ogwglimz

or just go to You tube and type Florence american cemetery they are a few videos I like " Flight of honor"
Its a nice memory for us here now in the US to look back on what is really memorial day . again thank you for posting and down loading a video.

 

[Old School]

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

 

[Box and one]

thank you Old south how are you doing I couldn't make the screen bigger ..is there a way to fix that thank you

 

[Old School]

thank you Old south how are you doing I couldn't make the screen bigger ..is there a way to fix that thank you

wide screen at utube only

 

[Box and one]

Every year on memorial day I think back of growing up at Camp Darby in Livorno,Italy for 10 years Our elementary school would drive us to put red poppies and small american flags on the graves at the Florence cemetery. My memories have faded but I remember its where I 1st learned of what a Jewish star was and the kool aid never had enough sugar and the P&G sandwiches not enough jelly when we had lunch. I remember the grass was always so green and cut so nice. around the 3rd row on the left side there was a soldier from Texas . I would look at his grave and wonder "did anybody ever come visit his grave " from the US.
Its such a beautiful cemetery and about 10 miles outside of Florence. The auto strada { higway} goes right by it.. but the tour buses never stop.. They will mention " if you look on your left hand side we are coming up to the American World War 2 cemetery where many Americans were killed in 44' and 45 ' But the buses never stop ever. Its just a blip on the map because everyone want to see Florence . And I always think.. that is where everyone should stop even for a few minutes and pay their respect ...4,500 hundred Americans gave their life for freedom and never went home.
I have come in for many years on memorial day and still can't paste the you tube video can some please post the tribute from you tube
There are a few videos
flight of honor is one https: 11 youtu.be/re
ogwglimz

or just go to You tube and type Florence american cemetery they are a few videos I like " Flight of honor"
Its a nice memory for us here now in the US to look back on what is really memorial day . again thank you for posting and down loading a video.

https:11youtu/fbqnf3yl-fa

 

[Box and one]

Florence American Cemetery - YouTube
Florence American Cemetery - YouTube

 

[Box and one]

every year I try to put this up in MJ's on Memorial day . Brings back so many memories of growing up at Camp Darby about an hour from Florence . My father was in the United nations stationed in Pisa assigned to the US Army . I went to US Army dependent schools for 10 years and on Memorial day we always had an elementary school field trip to the American Cemetery to put red poppies and later US flags on the graves. Its where I 1st learned about Jewish people because they had the star of david instead of a cross on their graves. Its funny that I remember more about the lunch the school gave us. Always not enough jelly on the Peanut Butter sandwich and not enough sugar in our kool aide .. Will post this again and hopefully it goes through. If not can some go to you tube and type American Cemetery in Florence There area few video's of the Cemetery. And again all the tour buses that visit Florence go right by the cemetery and sometimes the tour guide will mention " if you look over at the left you can get a quick glimpse of an american cemetery from World War II" but the tour buses never stop .. and if it wasn't for those soldiers there would be no tours to Florence. Hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day and be safe.

 

[Box and one]

thanks old south for finding this

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

:0008