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Click to ENLARGE. From ‘The American Legion’.
When I first saw it on TV I thought it was a ‘Red Poppy‘ & was v. happy but a tad confused. Unlike us Brits, Americans are NOT known for wearing Red Poppies though ‘The American Legion’ does INDEED have a ‘Poppy Day‘ — though it is NOTNovember 11, as it is in the rest of the World. The American Poppy Day is May 26.
While it is perfectly OK to wear a Red Poppy at any time, I was puzzled as to why Al would wear one on Easter Monday.
Now that I have had a closer look I am NOT sure that it was a Red Poppy.
I did a quick search. Al is known to wear rosettes to support/promote a cause; e.g., prostate cancer awareness. But, I could not find anything that told me what this was about. But, I felt I should share this BECAUSE it kind of looks like a Red Poppy & it would have been neat to have him wearing one at the White House.
American Legion Post in Millinocket.Medway Veterans Memorial Park.American Legion Post in Howland.
I am an inveterate, daily ambler hellbent on making sure that I get in at least 500,000 steps each & every month (even in February). On my hiking trips I don’t restrict myself just to the parks & established trails. I stop & walk anything & everything that looks interesting, especially between 11:40am & 3:30pm which is when I have my breakfast & then lunch, on the move whilst taking in the scenery.
I stopped at Howland to explore the river & the falls (below) and ran into the tank.
The river & dam in Howland.
It again the river that beckoned me at Medway. Stopped at the Park nearby to check it out. I had seen the tank from the road. So, I had no choice but to stop.
The river at Medway.
In the case of the one in Millinocket it was basically across the road from the ‘Baxter Park Inn‘ I stayed at for 3-nights. It was also across from the Chinese that I got takeout two nights running. I would place my order & go out exploring while it was getting prepared. Hence the night shot.
Both the Millinocket (on left) & Medway tanks had detailed descriptions attached — below.
I do NOT recall seeing any tanks in my habitual visits to Maine. Yes, I could have missed them, especially if they are in urban areas. Just struck me as interesting that I saw three so close together. Maybe it is a Northern Maine thing. I will ask around. If you have additional data, please share. I am even willing to start COMPILING a list of ALL the tanks. Maybe, I will even go & visit them all & take pictures — which I will, of course, post. So, folks do covered bridges, I am happy to do the tanks of Maine.
