tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post58062976922278417..comments2024-01-30T00:10:13.274-05:00Comments on New York Portraits: Saluting Heroes, along Fifth Avenue, Part TwoKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-90047533895258520062010-11-14T09:07:22.476-05:002010-11-14T09:07:22.476-05:00It's great to see the kilted pipers. They alwa...It's great to see the kilted pipers. They always have a role in these types of events in Scotland; usually the pipe band leads the marches. I'm sure for many exiled Scots it will bring a touch of Scotland when they hear the pipes even if the pipes are commemorating those who died and their families and also and more importantly why they fought and made the ultimate sacrifice.<br />Alistair<br />Forfarauchnacreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958952061833300154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-57544472291099031792010-11-13T20:04:43.528-05:002010-11-13T20:04:43.528-05:00Hi Kitty, love the photos, but I have to say I do ...Hi Kitty, love the photos, but I have to say I do miss our British tradition of wearing poppies for veteran's day - symbolic of the blood spilled at one of the worst battles of WWI at Flanders Field where poppies bloomed. I wish they would do something similar in the US, so that even if you cannot make the parade you can show your support to veterans and troops in another way.<br /><br />it's crazy in town at the moment, I was in Soho early today and usually it is quiet enough before noon, but today it was hopping. The Holiday season is in full swing.fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-4566731665145326042010-11-13T13:36:08.342-05:002010-11-13T13:36:08.342-05:00I like the photo of flags and the last one . I don...I like the photo of flags and the last one . I dont know why. everything seems a mess but at the same time people are together.Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375030654585122451noreply@blogger.com