{"id":460,"date":"2026-09-08T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/191ahc.com\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:10:58","slug":"from-melissa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/191ahc.com\/?page_id=460","title":{"rendered":"From Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I reflect on my new found family<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surrogate Fathers, and Veteran Brothers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to tell you all so very much<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, talking with each of you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve spoken to my Father<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I found you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve put the pieces lost in their place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, to each and every one of you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For your reunion this year, I write you this:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rose that sits on the table,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solo, in a small bud vase\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says to you:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will NEVER forget where it was I came from<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nor who planted my seed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those that fertilized the ground with their blood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That I might feed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ground I grow in, defended, from distant shores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I could be planted freely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And grow without fear<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bloom for you, and for them today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I sit tall and proud in my vase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You all are a part of me, and helped me grow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To all of you, thank you for what you’ve done<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

191st<\/sup> is<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEVER FORGOTTEN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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