Photo essay - balloon messages

After the Brouillard Brunch, last week some of the group stopped by the cemetery for a little balloon ceremony to remember Del Brouillard.

Messages were written on the balloons:



Balloons were held with care:



Messages were crafted thoughtfully:




And then the balloons were released, carrying their messages:



The front side of the Brouillard head stone:



The backside:




The front side of the stone for Adeline



The backside:

Brouillard Brunch

The Brouillard Brunch was held at the Coachmen's Lodge in Bellingham, MA Sunday. 13 of us gathered for a good meal and plenty of conversation.



And since someone was going to be celebrating a birthday before we would get together again, there was cake.




How many candles were on that thing?

Naval History in Pacific 1944

A good summary and detailed timeline of the action across the Pacific during 1944 is available here:
http://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/naval-war-pacific-1944

It references Tinian and Saipan where Jerry served.