“Some gave all…All gave some”
Join us the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary (DAVA) Craven County Unit 40 in remembering our Veterans with stopping by and receive a Forget Me Not Blue flower to wear.
Many people recognize the red popular flower symbols worn by many in remembrance of those veterans as “Some gave all.”
But there is a little-known blue flower, and it is also worn in remembrance of those veterans & for all veterans as “All gave some”. This is the forget me not blue flower.
Forget-me-not day began in 1921 as a fundraising campaign for World War I veterans through the sale of Forget-me-nots. They established the Disabled American Veterans of the World War (DAVWW), which is now known as the DAV and supports all disabled veterans from all eras.
Soldiers during World War I had no time to bury their comrades who fell in battle. They would gather a handful of forget-me-nots and place them on the body of the fallen comrades as if to say, “We will not forget you!”
The forget-me-not flower soon became the accepted symbol for commemorating those who had fallen in war. It’s an appropriate symbol to remind us continually of the service and sacrifice that make our way of life possible. This symbol of living history is a legacy that continues to serve veterans of all eras today as it did in the aftermath of World War I.
Receive your Blue Forget me Not Flower and support the DAV Chapter 40:
– Oct. 14 from 5 p.m. – 7.p.m. in front of Nautical Coffee shop at 218 Middle Street.
– Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. – 2.p.m. in front of Carolina Creations at 317 Pollock Street.
The flowers being passed out are free of charge by the DAV Auxiliary Unit 40 of Craven County and donations are always welcome.
Contact Melanie for more information at 252-652-0806.
By Melanie Rust