Memorial Day Thanks

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May God keep my brothers till we meet again..

 

 

Pfc Dustin Yancey

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November 4, 2005

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CPL Scott McIntosh

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March 10, 2008

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SSG Ernesto Cimarrusti

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March 10, 2008

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SSG David Julian

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March 10, 2008

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[Wildman]

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I thank and salute all who have given some...and some who have given all.

 

 

[Eagle]

This is in NO way meant to ignore or diminish those who are now in the military or those who are veterans, but ...

 

Please remember that Memorial Day is the day to honor those who DIED in service to their country. It is not for anyone else. We have Veterans' Day for those of us like me, who were fortunate enough to make it home.

 

It's really sad that so many Americans today don't even know what Memorial Day means. Here's a bit of background, for those interested -- and then a link to the site from which the info was borrowed:

 

Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.

 

There are a few notable exceptions. Since the late 50's on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day. More recently, beginning in 1998, on the Saturday before the observed day for Memorial Day, the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each of approximately 15,300 grave sites of soldiers buried at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's Heights (the Luminaria Program). And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years.

 

To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "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."

 

The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country.

 

But what may be needed to return the solemn, and even sacred, spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return to its traditional day of observance. Many feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: "Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day."

 

http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

 

Memorial Day -- It ain't about hot dogs and hamburgers.

[jtdesigns]

This is in NO way meant to ignore or diminish those who are now in the military or those who are veterans, but ...

 

Please remember that Memorial Day is the day to honor those who DIED in service to their country. It is not for anyone else. We have Veterans' Day for those of us like me, who were fortunate enough to make it home.

 

It's really sad that so many Americans today don't even know what Memorial Day means. Here's a bit of background, for those interested -- and then a link to the site from which the info was borrowed:

 

Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.

 

There are a few notable exceptions. Since the late 50's on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day. More recently, beginning in 1998, on the Saturday before the observed day for Memorial Day, the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each of approximately 15,300 grave sites of soldiers buried at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's Heights (the Luminaria Program). And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years.

To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "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."

 

The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country.

 

But what may be needed to return the solemn, and even sacred, spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return to its traditional day of observance. Many feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: "Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day."

 

http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

 

Memorial Day -- It ain't about hot dogs and hamburgers.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Eagle. You got it spot on. I didn't know about the "National Moment of Remembrance" and I still get chills when I hear TAPS. I always did, always will.

Oddly enough when I went to get that transmission I just bought, the "Sons of the Confederate" were having a memorial ceremony. As I passed by I got to hear a live bugler playing TAPS....A very deep, soulful, meaning that song has and gives.. No matter where you are or what your doing.

[armybmbsqd]

This is in NO way meant to ignore or diminish those who are now in the military or those who are veterans, but ...

 

Please remember that Memorial Day is the day to honor those who DIED in service to their country. It is not for anyone else. We have Veterans' Day for those of us like me, who were fortunate enough to make it home.

 

It's really sad that so many Americans today don't even know what Memorial Day means. Here's a bit of background, for those interested -- and then a link to the site from which the info was borrowed:

 

Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.

 

There are a few notable exceptions. Since the late 50's on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day. More recently, beginning in 1998, on the Saturday before the observed day for Memorial Day, the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each of approximately 15,300 grave sites of soldiers buried at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's Heights (the Luminaria Program). And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years.

 

To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "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."

 

The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country.

 

But what may be needed to return the solemn, and even sacred, spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return to its traditional day of observance. Many feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: "Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day."

 

http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

 

Memorial Day -- It ain't about hot dogs and hamburgers.

 

Any time someone says "I don't mean to offend " or "this is in no way....." they usually do.

I don't need a lecture on the meaning of memorial day. I have friends that gave their life defending our way of life. I have deleted my original post and will keep my thoughts to myself.

[HOrnbrod]

Right on Patrick, although I know Eagle DID NOT mean to offend anyone. I to am an grande olde fart like he is, and attended the ceremony at Redstone today, to honor my fallen Navy comrades during the Nam era, and I will always do this, as long as I am able at the nearest military base. Hell man, we're all brothers. Peace.