Flowers of the Forest
2019
Boyd O. Mcneil Jr.
Jack Gordon Grothe
Raymond Frederick Jones
Charles R. Rogers
Junny O. Jackson
Lois M. McLain
Blair C. Stonier
Russell Long
2020
Thomas W. Wright
George Warner Hay
Dana Reynolds
2021
2022
Bruce Eddings, Sr
Douglas W. North
John Bartos
Ronald L. Dachs, Sr
Robert C. Anderson
John K. Hassenplug
Danielle Neal
Debra Donaldson
Dr. Charles Bethell
Francis B. McVey
Howard J. Farquharson
2023
Lee A. Busch
I’ve heard the lilting, at the yowe-milking,
Lasses a-lilting before dawn o’ day;
But now they are moaning on ilka green loaning;
“The Flowers of the Forest are a’ wede away”.
As buchts, in the morning, nae blythe lads are scorning;
The lasses are lonely and dowie and wae.
Nae daffin’, nae gabbin’, but sighing and sobbing,
Ilk ane lifts her leglen, and hies her away.
In hairst, at the shearing, nae youths now are jeering,
The Bandsters are lyart, and runkled and grey.
At fair or at preaching, nae wooing, nae fleeching,
The Flowers of the Forest are a’ wede away.
At e’en, in the gloaming, nae swankies are roaming,
’Bout stacks wi’ the lasses at bogle to play.
But ilk ane sits drearie, lamenting her dearie,
The Flowers of the Forest are a’ wede away.
Dule and wae for the order sent our lads to the Border;
The English, for ance, by guile wan the day:
The Flowers of the Forest, that foucht aye the foremost,
The prime o’ our land are cauld in the clay.
We'll hae nae mair lilting, at the yowe-milking,
Women and bairns are dowie and wae.
Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning,
The Flowers of the forest are all wede away.
“Flowers of the Forest” is an ancient Scottish folk tune. The original lyrics are unknown, but the melody is thought to have been first recorded between AD 1615-1625. Several lyrical versions have been added to the tune, most notably those of Jean Elliot in 1756. Utilizing popular poetry selections, she framed the tune as a lament to the deaths of 10,000 Scottish
soldiers, who perished along with King James IV and a large number of the nobility, at the Battle of Flodden Field. The song, written in Scots, describes the grief of women and children at the loss of their loved ones. Bagpipe versions of the song are played at
memorial services, funerals and other occasions, such as events held on Remembrance Day which commemorate the war dead. Many individuals in the Commonwealth know the tune simply as “The Lament”. Here, we lament the recent passing of our members.
- The Editor
S.A.M.S. Members who have answered the Final "Call To Duty"
"Gone But Not Forgotten"
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Post
Dates
Military Service
0007
b.
d. May 9, 2019
U.S. Army
1775
b. 15 March 1951
d. 1 October 2019
U.S. Air Force
0001
b.24 June 1933
d. 13 November 2019
U.S. Army
1921
b.
d. 19 August 2019
U.S. Army
100
b.
d. December, 2019
7
b. 3 March 1943
d. 3 January, 2020
U.S. Navy
1775
b. 31 July 1942
d. 20 January, 2020
U.S. Navy
1921
b.
d. 17 February, 2020
100
b. 30 May 1947
d. 10 Nov 2021
U.S. Air Force
1889
b.1954
d. November 2021
U.S. Navy
100
b. 2 Aug 1936
d. 1 Feb 2022
U.S. Air Force
b.19 May 1943
d. 19 Jan 2022
U.S. Army
b. 09 Jan 1956
d. 09 Jan 2023
U.S. Air Force
b. 23 JAN 1946
d. 09 AUG 2022
1921
b. 19 FEB 1947
d. 16 SEP 2022
U.S. Navy
1814
b. 25 June 1959
d. 29 April 2022
U.S. Marine Corps
1889
b. 01 May 1958
d.02 November 2022
b. 09 Sep 1944
d. 29 June 2022
U.S. Air Force
1921
b. 19 Feb 1945
d. 22 Nov 2022
U.S. Navy
1812
b. 18 April 1927
d. 21 November 2022
U.S. Navy
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