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Good News: Anne Snyder Represents

August 30, 2010, People of St. Paul's (41)

Posted by Kimberly Allen

Let the good news roll. Parishioner Anne Snyder also took a moment to fill out our Good News form online.

She shared this update and prayer from her recent travels to France:

My two weeks in [Normandy] France were extraordinary. All my friends came from various areas to spend time together. I experienced a very great honor. While at the cemetery, the cemetery staff realized I was the daughter of one of "their soldiers" and asked if I wanted to help retire the flag for the evening. You bet I did and so a staff member and I brought down that precious symbol, folded it, and I was asked to present it to the cemetery manager. I can't really describe what an emotional experience that was and, on a humorous note, how I was happy to find out I had not lost my flag folding expertise. In participating, I was really representing over 193,000 "war orphans" of the men who died during the invasion.

As I helped lower the flag, I said a prayer that such ceremonies in that type of location will become a thing of the past.

Anne

Harry Snyder's Grave

Photo from Anne Snyder's D-Day Album on Facebook.

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