About Troup County, GA

A Flag on the Grave

Today is Veteran’s Day in the United States. What does that mean? It is a day to recognize those who have served in our armed forces to protect our country. Most people just let the day go by and only think of it if it is one of their listed holidays from work. But a few people stop to think about the meaning of the day and pay recognition to those who served, whether today or in the past.

I have someone who will always be the person I think of on Veteran’s Day. It is my Dad, AMHC John R. Cato, Sr. He is no longer with us on earth but he is waiting for us in heaven. My Dad was very proud of his 22 years in the Navy and serving his country in Korea and Vietnam, and we are very proud of him.

Usually the cemetery with Dad’s grave put flags on the graves of the veterans that served. This year, they chose not to do it. I guess it was their way of cutting costs. Another day to “forget” those buried there.

My Mom wanted to be sure there was a flag on his grave today. He was such a military man, never to get it out of his system. He lived military and died military. He has a flag flowing over his grave today. Dad, we will never forget.

Fall  2010

What a perfect day it was today! Sun was shining and it was about 78 degrees with no humidity. Stunning! 

It is hard to think about freezing weather right around the corner, but it will come. I took advantage of the day and took a few photos from my Mom’s house in LaGrange. We don’t see the sharp color changes of the leaves, but these photos will show a hint of the Fall season upon us. I hope you enjoy!

If you have buyers looking for West Point lake real estate, you now have the opportunity to earn a little extra cash. Through the end of the year, you will receive up to $2,500 for every new home sold in Quail Run.

Access the incentive by clicking “like” on the Greater Valley Group Facebook page. And, make sure to register for this incentive on your first visit to Quail Run with your interested buyer.

Located in Lanett, Al., Quail Run is nestled just five miles north of downtown West Point, Ga., and is near Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, West Point Lake, Twisted Pine Hunting Preserve and the Chattahoochee River.

Quail Run’s southern inspired homes have all of the standard features that your client is looking for. These beautiful homes include granite countertops, hardwood floors, front and back porches, crown molding and Whirlpool Appliances. Starting in the $180,000s, Quail Run features three and four bedroom floorplans that range from 1,800 to 4,000 square feet.

In addition to all of the wonderful features offered by a Quail Run home, the community has a multitude of amenities including a sparkling pool, pavilion, multi-purpose sports field, tennis courts and a fishing lake.

For more information about Quail Run, visit the Greater Valley Group website.

A friend of ours ERA First Realty of LaGrange has launched a new website: www.firstrealtylagrange.com. It features real estate listings in the Troup County Georgia and surrounding counties of Coweta, Harris, Heard and Meriwether. Congratulations ERA First Realty LaGrange!

When I was a lad, I loved trains. My brothers and I would go to the park down the street that bordered the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. We would find a good spot to watch the trains go by.

We would wave to the engineer in the front, and then waited for the end of the train and the caboose. On a good day we would get a friendly wave from the conductor riding in the steel shanty at the rear of the train.

Every freight train ended with a caboose. It was always the last car, and it carried the conductor and a brakeman, who watched the train from the rear and made sure that all was well from that perspective. The conductor also did reports in the caboose as the train went on its way to the next destination.

When the train was stopped, the brakeman would walk back down the track with a lantern to warn approaching trains that the rails ahead were blocked. The caboose served as both the crew's office and lodging place, as they slept on board their moving workplace!

But by the 1980's, the caboose was slowly replaced with an electronic signaling device at the end of the train. The device could signal following trains, and alert the engine crew of technical problems with the equipment.

The caboose, which had served the railroads for 140 years, was now an obsolete piece of technology. There was no need to add the extra weight, and the two workers were no longer needed.

It still worked, but it was neither efficient nor cost effective. As a result, most were sold for scrap or reconfigured for work trains. The age of the caboose is over.

If you look around your house or office, I'll bet that you can find a hundred pieces of obsolete technology that had its day but is no longer useful. I wonder why we have so much trouble letting go of these things.

We know we'll never use them again, but we paid so much for them that it's hard to say goodbye. And so they collect into a mass and gather dust.

Come to think of it, I'm getting on and I'm not all that useful anymore either. I wonder what will be used to replace ME?

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