Edith Munro, Mother, Daughter, Wife, and Sister. She was born in April 1895 in Liverpool, England, and moved to British Columbia than on to South Cle Elum, Washington. Edith Munro is the mother of Douglas Munro, who died saving the 500 Marines in the Second Battle of the Matanikau. In turn, at the age of 48, she joined the US Coast Guard Women's Reserve unit to honor her … [Read more...] about But For the Love of a Mother
Memorials are for Memories
People build memorials to memories of people and events, at Station Munro they have the "Cost of War" memorial which hosts many different memorials to many different things. These memorials have been built by members of the Coast Guard, LT Lacie, and MSCPO Adili Roge to honor the memory of the fallen heroes which Station Munro represents. I am writing to touch on these … [Read more...] about Memorials are for Memories
The Munro Museum
This article covers the museum of Station Munro, as in the interview it continued on to cover the airplanes and boats, let’s continue the journey into the rest of the Station Munro story. Adili Roge: you have the Kingsbury, Sir? Fitzwilliam Darcy: Kingfisher? Yup Adili Roge: oh yeah, that hehe Adili Roge: this is the … [Read more...] about The Munro Museum
Always Remember
September 11, 2001, will always be a day of remembrance for many in the United States of America. How can we forget the tragic attack on many American lives and the twin towers in downtown New York City? You can't; the thoughts are too horrific to forget, the scenes of smoke and fire-belching out of the twin towers, people jumping out of windows to escape the fires only to … [Read more...] about Always Remember
Remembering a Poppy
What is the special meaning behind the Poppy Flower? I did a bit of looking and found this article on how the Poppy became the flower of remembrance. Remembrance Poppies "Here’s another war-related history lesson about the poppy flower. During World War 1, a battle took place in a place called Flanders in France. After the fighting stopped, and shallow graves held … [Read more...] about Remembering a Poppy