Memorial Day May 27, 2024 We Honor and Remember our Fallen

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Monday the 27th is Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor our
country's servicemen and women who died in service to our country and
who gave their all. These are the ones who gave their lives for their
country-their last full measure. They deserve no less than the highest
honor and respect.

Participate in the National Moment of Silence at 3 PM local time on Memorial Day.
Pause for at least one minute where ever you are. Use this time to
remember and honor those who have died in the armed services.

“All Gave Some-Some Gave All”

Today, we remember those who sacrificed so we could live in freedom.
This Memorial Day, we're thankful for those who gave their lives while
serving. And we're thinking of those who have lost someone they love.
Thank you for your sacrifice.

“All Gave Some-Some Gave All”

On Memorial Day you can honor the fallen by attending memorial services within your community or laying flowers and planting flags on graves at your local Veterans cemetery.

Memorial Day: Honoring Those Who Died in Military Service

Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday in May, honors service members who have died in military service to the nation. The holiday has roots dating back to the post-Civil War era when
citizens would informally place spring flower memorials on the graves of
fallen soldiers.

Simple Ways to Show Gratitude

Participate in the National Moment of Silence at 3 PM local time on Memorial Day.
Pause for at least one minute where ever you are. Use this time to
remember and honor those who have died in the armed services. Many
cemeteries need volunteers to place flags on military graves.

How do you pay respect for Memorial Day?

Pay respects to the deceased by visiting a cemetery where relatives and friends might be interred,
but don't be shy about expressing awe over the number of small flags
that will be flying on the graves of those who served this country in
one of the military branches and who perhaps died while in this nation's
service.

Quotes:

"Our flag does not
fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each
soldier who died protecting it." –Unknown

"For
the love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts,
and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue." –James A. Garfield

"This is the day we pay homage to all those who
didn't come home. This is not Veterans Day, it's not a celebration, it
is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom." –Tamra
Bolton

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived." –George S. Patton

"We don't know them all, but we owe them all." –Unknown

"Memorial Day: celebrate, honor, remember." –Unknown

"The patriot's blood is the seed of freedom's tree." –Thomas Campbell

"In the aftermath, we are because they were." –RJ Heller

"On this day, take time to remember those who have
fallen. But on every day after, do more; put the freedoms they died for
to greater and nobler uses." –Richelle E. Goodrich

"Their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored." –Daniel Webster

"May we never forget freedom isn't free." –Unknown

So we honor, remember, we mourn and we miss those that gave the last full measure this Memorial Day.

For
those on this discussion board who have family members or friends who
died serving our country, I extend to you our deepest condolences and
pray for God to give you comfort, strength, and peace as you remember
your friends and loved ones this memorial day.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life.

Take Care, God Bless-Russ