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About National Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
Hobby , Military
Health , United States
Ends: Apr 08, 2023
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Dab Day, or Draw a Picture of a Bird Day, is celebrated by soldiers, medical personnel, and their families.
Its origin is a story from 1943.
It is the story of Dorie Cooper, a seven-year-old girl living in England. One day she visited her uncle in the local hospital, who had lost his leg in the war. Dorie's uncle was distraught, but Dorie asked him to draw her a picture of a bird. The man had no desire for such things, but he indulged his niece and drew a robin on the paper she had given him. When the girl saw the picture, she laughed and told him he wasn't a very good artist, but she would hang the picture on her wall nonetheless.
The picture didn't change her uncle's dire situation, but it did make him and his fellow injured soldiers in the ward laugh, brightening their day.
After that event, Dorie came to visit often. The men held drawing contests with each visit to see who could impress Dorie the most.
Those little drawing events helped guide the soldiers through recovery.
Three years later, Dorie died when a car hit her. The men and women from the ward mourned and wept for the little girl that brought them happiness and relief. They filled her coffin with pictures of the bird, and Draw a Bird Day continues to be remembered and celebrated by many veterans and soldiers on the day of her death.
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