VETERANS DAY

[George Lander]

With Veterans day upcoming this Saturday I would like one last time to post here about my daughter, Lisha, who passed from this life on October 25th. and recognize the many of you who posted encouragement and sympathy. Lisha was put in charge of Veterans Day every year at her school and organized recognition of all the veterans who were parents & grandparents of the children there.

Lisha was a teacher and a poet and my favourite of her poems is entitled "HALLOWED GROUNDS" which appears on the Arlington National Cemetery website. If you would like to read it just google" "Hallowed Grounds Lisha Lander Hylton" Our family visit in 2005 to The Wall and Arlington inspired her to write it.

[James Boysel]

George,

I'm very sorry for the loss of your daughter! I will be sure to read her poem!

Jim

[Mike Franzen]

George so sorry for your loss that no parent should have to bear. Here’s the link to her beautiful poem.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/arlington-lisha-lander-hylton.htm

[Bill Murphy]

George, the poem is as much a reflection of you as it is a reflection of your daughter. Your friend, Murphy.

[Dave Tatman]

George, what a wonderful lasting tribute to a daughter's love for her country and her dad. We are blessed by you sharing it.

Dave

[Bill Davis]

So sorry for your loss! I read your daughter's poem and it made me well up! Murphy has it right. It's for you --Dad...... Thank you for sharing.

[charlie cleveland]

GEORGE you were truly blessed having her for what time you had her...charlie

[Harry Collins]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. May God Bless.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Harry

[todd allen]

George so sorry for your loss that no parent should have to bear. Here’s the link to her beautiful poem.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/arlington-lisha-lander-hylton.htm

This is a difficult one for me to respond to, as words seem inadequate.
Let me just say BEAUTIFUL!

[George Lander]

Thank you Jim, Mike, Murphy, Dave, Bill, Charlie, Harry & Todd. Your kind messages are helping me through a most difficult time. Lisha was a special girl with loads of love and talent. Her memory will live forever in my heart and in the words that she put to pen.

Best Regards, George

[Larry Mason]

May the Lord touch your heart and bring comfort you and your family. My Uncle is there in the old part and a young cousin who lost his life in Mosul. Such a wonderful tribute that, with your permission, I would like to have read at our Veterans Day program here in King George, Va.
I too welled up at your daughters wonderful tribute.

[charlie cleveland]

i felt proud of my young people at the tremont high school today in there vetrans day program...even fed us a good dinner...charlie

[George Lander]

Thank you Larry & Charlie. Larry you are most certainly permitted and encouraged to read Lisha's poem at you Veterans Day program. Lisha would have loved that. It is one of many things that will keep her alive for me and her many friends and family.

Best Regards, George

[Alfred Greeson]

Thank you for sharing Hallowed Grounds. It is a fitting tribute to your daughter to see it. No words can express what needs to be said but her work with and respect for all Veterans is greatly appreciated and I am so sorry for your loss. I hope seeing her words will give you comfort, having lost my son-in-law at 49 on Sep 26, I know how empty and unreal it can feel but we will see them again. May God bless you and your family and his grace shine down on you during these difficult days. She was a blessing and her smile and love for life will be with you always and warm your heart until you see her again.

[George Lander]

Thank You Alfred: Yes, her poetry means a lot to me and sharing it, like I did tonight at our annual gun show dinner (South Carolina Arms Collectors Association) helped. I displayed an enlarged copy of "HALLOWED GROUNDS" as it was also Veteran's Day today. I am sorry to hear of your loss. 49 is much too young as was 56 in my case. But, as you said, I know that we will see them again in God's House and until then we have only the good memories.

Best Regards, George