Best Wishes to All Our Military Families on Memorial Day
May 24th, 2008 Posted in America, Freedom, Freedom's Watch, Heroism, Holidays, Keeping Americans Safe, Patriots, Remembrance, Thankfulness, War
Here’s wishing all of our service personnel a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Thank you for your selfless service to your country. Thanks also to your families who support your service by their prayers and unheralded sacrifices. Godspeed to all of you and may you return home safe and sound!
~~John Cronin~~
“Duty, Honor, Country” — those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
May 24th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Here are a few suggestions on how this marvelous holiday, Memorial Day, should be observed:
by visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes.
by visiting memorials.
by flying the US Flag at half-staff until noon.
by flying the ‘POW/MIA Flag’ as well (Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act).
by participating in a “National Moment of Remembrance”: at 3 p.m. to pause and think upon the true meaning of the day, and for Taps to be played.
by renewing a pledge to aid the widows, widowers, and orphans of our fallen dead, and to aid the disabled veterans.
I Stand Before You
(Written by Roger J. Robicheau ©2001)
I stand before you all today
But not one eye can see my way.
My time arrived, to leave this earth
A fact so planned, to every birth.
It happened where I had to go
My torch for life was so aglow.
I transferred while in uniform
Protecting freedom, through a storm.
Should I resent I died for you
Not on my life, red white and blue.
Please help my family through each day
Tell all my friends, try not to stray
And of the country I did love
Do think of me, through God above.
Your memories, brought forth this day
Send love to us, who could not stay.
Happy Memorial Day, everyone. May God bless our military and the United States of America!
May 24th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
2thepoint,
Beautiful.
May 24th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
2thepoint: Thank you for sharing, I agree, beautiful.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Thank you, John and Paulee.
Hey, everyone! Don’t miss PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert TONIGHT - Sunday, May 25, 2008, 8 p.m.! It will be held on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol and features actors Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise, and Charles Durning, and other guest artists along with conductor Erich Kunzel and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Here’s more info on the special events being held in Washington D.C. for Memorial Day weekend:
http://dc.about.com/od/hoildaysseasonalevents/a/MemorialDay.htm