Green-Wood, Brooklyn, Cemetery Project

[markj]

This a very good article. What's even more impressing to me is that the piece appeared in the New York Times, a once-great paper which has, in my book, declined to the level of "fish-wrap."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/28/nyregion/28civil.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Check it out anyway,

Mark Jaeger

[KarinTimour]

Re: Green-Wood, Brooklyn, Cemetery Project

Dear Mark:

What a terrific article. Thanks for bringing it to our attention,
Karin Timour
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[JKfifer119]

Re: Green-Wood, Brooklyn, Cemetery Project

I had the honor of taking part in this ceremony, (we were the fife and drum corp mentioned in the article). It was an excellent memorial, with descendants traveling from, literally, all over the world to take part. There was a gentleman from Madrid, Spain who only recently found out he had ancestors in America that served in the war and a lady who drove 14 hrs from Kentucky via Indianapolis (to pick up the grand kids) to be in Brooklyn with us, to read the name of their ancestors and, perhaps, make a short remark about their lives. Some folks were moved to tears, others to excited joy, by the memory of their veteran ancestor. It was a most appropriate Memorial Day event and it received much deserved attention here in the Big Apple. great stuff!