Thread: Memorial Day

beagler,
well said how often we forget what it takes to have our freedom.


thanks
strmwalker

I think it's a darned shame it's a "party" day for most folks.
I was in the Marine Band, in DC for 20 yrs. Did tons of funerals for vets and active duty. These guys deserve a day of rememberance and a President that honors them, not goes on vacation.

brettw,
semper fi i believe that 100%.if you cannot stand behind our troops men and
women in uniform than stand in front of them....they give everything they
got to give people the freedom they have today.

As we enjoy our "free" day , let's keep in mind the sacrifices made by generations of Americans.

Could not have said it any better!!! My thoughts goes to them ALL.

Well said Beagler. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day.

Originally Posted by beagler

Memorial Day has come to be known as the kick-off to the summer season, a day away from work and school, one filled with cook-offs, concerts, and festivals. However, Memorial Day was created for a more solemn purpose.

Originally called "Decoration Day," Memorial Day was created in 1865 to honor the men and women who died during the Civil War. After World War I, the purpose was expanded to include all American war casualties.

As we enjoy our "free" day , let's keep in mind the sacrifices made by generations of Americans.

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John 15:13 (King James Version)

13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Many lives have been sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy. My dad was a career military man who was very proud of his service and his country. I learned to appreciate what all military families sacrifice for this country and I challenge each of you to thank someone for their service during this Memorial day weekend. “We the People" must be the ones to take back our country and not sit idly by and allow those who seek to destroy it, to do so. God Bless America and those who serve it and have served it so faithfully!

I agree we should all take a little time to reflect or what it truly means to be free. As a Marine Vet of 1-war and 2-conflicts, I never forget what our boys overseas are going through each and every day. I also wonder what they will be doing on their Memorial Day while most of America is Partying, Drinking, and Having a good time.

With that said, here is a little poem, that helps sum up what Freedom really cost:

Freedom Isn't Free
by Major Kelly Strong USAF

I watched the flag pass by one day
It fluttered in the breeze
A young soldier saluted it, and then
He stood at ease

I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd

I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?

How many Pilots' planes shot down?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No - Freedom isn't free

I heard the sound of taps one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill

I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant "Amen"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend

I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives

I thought about a graveyard at the
Bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No - Freedom isn't free!