Memorial Day
I got this email and wanted to share it with you.
Please remember our absent friends.
A day, not too long ago, I went to a fellow American Legion brother’s funeral. We marched in, stood tall, said a prayer, placed a Poppy upon his cold chest and saluted him for his life and his service. We did not know the man, but we knew his heart. He was an American who served his country long ago.
Too many Americans have forgotten what Memorial Day means. It is not just a three day weekend. Nor is it a time to go to the lake or the mountains and forget about the world. It is a time to remember those that have gone before us and have fought for or stood guard for our liberty to respect or disrespect these efforts.
No matter how you choose to commemorate Memorial Day, the National Moment of Remembrance resolution asks all Americans to unite and, at 03:00 p.m. ” to voluntarily and informally observe, in their own way, a moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to Taps ”
I have a suggestion, do me a favor and take this time to be by yourself — Take a little walk while looking toward the horizon and allow your gaze to float skyward and say thank you God, thank you for allowing me to be a part of the greatest country in the world. After looking at all the news clips, etc over the past several years, and seeing how other countries live, this only supports how we are so very blessed.
As Abraham Lincoln said. ” That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.”
A Woodrow Wilson comment from 1917 ” This flag which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation.”
Wishing you and yours a very safe and enjoyable Holiday, and try to remember those who gave all so that we can still enjoy our freedoms.