Memorial Day
A grateful America thanks the brave men and women who have given their lives for our freedom.
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I'm late to the post but I wanted to include an excerpt from a well-referenced 1904 text book. It pertains to Decoration Day which, at the time, observed the sacrifice of the Civil War dead. Regrettably, the ensuing wars changed Decoration Day to Memorial Day to remember all of those who have died serving this country. I think this still applies:
"To-day the nation looks back and thanks God that, in a great crisis, the children whom it had nurtured in peace and prosperity suddenly showed the stuff of heroes; they were not afraid to dare and to die when the bugle rang clear across the quiet fields. Whenever and however duty called, they answered with their lives. Let the nation thank God that it still breeds the men who make life great by service and sacrifice; that time and work and pleasure and wealth have not sapped the sources of its inward strength; that it still knows how to dare all and do all in that hour when manhood alone counts and achieves." - The Outlook
- Dirtbiker for W
That was great, Dirtbiker! Thanks so much for posting that.
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