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The Month of the Soldier: How Are You Going to Honor the Fallen? -
Jeff Brown (9,920)     
Jeff Brown   
This is the month of independence, freedom, sacrifice, the hope and inspiration of the human spirit. To get a feel for its diversity, its importance, here is a list of holidays and observances for this Month of the Soldier. 1: Loyalty Day, 1: National Day of Prayer, 1: Law Day, 2: Yom HaShoah... ( added 1 year 179 days ago.) |
The Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter -
 - Nenita Wells (1,431)  
Nenita Wells
In rows, there were about twenty-nine thousand
American flags waving, were placed firmly by hand
By countless volunteers, family and fellow veteran
In tombs of our brave beloved deceased stand.
As the warmth of the sun spraying radiance drew
The resting place where pain and... ( added 165 days 2 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day - A Life Worth Giving -
Mark Parsec (15,071)  
Mark Parsec
It's Memorial day; when we recognize the millions of men and women from the armed services who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. These brave individuals paid for the price of freedom, not just their blood, sweat and tears, but with their very lives.
Those of us who will... ( added 169 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Memorial Day, Every Day, Every Year -
- Patricia Barbee (100)  
Patricia Barbee
I ask you to take a few minutes to walk in my moccasins along a long dusty road.
Please feel free to remove them and leave at any time.
As a child growing up in Boston, we were taught that the Decoration Day began after the War Between the States when women placed flowers on dead... ( added 171 days 13 hours ago.) |
A Special Day for Memorial - Heavens tiniest Angel -
Nila Smith (321) 
Nila Smith
Memorial lay on her tummy peering of the edge of a fluffy white cloud.
In her hand she held a small pouch of gold dust swept up from Heaven's floor.
As she dipped her tiny fingers into the pouch and released the dust in the morning breeze, she giggled in delight as it landed on the dew... ( added 173 days 9 hours ago.) |
What Memorial Day Means to Me -
- Arlene Wright-Correll (12,581) 
Arlene Wright-Correll
When I was a child growing up in Brooklyn , New York , Memorial Day wasn't called Memorial Day. It was called Decoration Day and the Veteran's organizations such as the VFW or Veterans of Foreign Wars stood on street corners taking donations for paper poppies. People gladly "purchased" them... ( added 173 days 10 hours ago.) |
How Do You Honor the Fallen Soldier? Give Them Your Memorial Moment. -
Jeff Brown (9,920)
Jeff Brown
This is the month of independence, freedom, sacrifice, the hope and inspiration of the human spirit. To get a feel for its diversity, its importance, here is a list of holidays and observances for this Month of the Soldier. 1: Loyalty Day, 1: Law Day, 3: World Press Freedom Day, 4 : Rhode Island... ( added 173 days 14 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day, a Day of Rememberence -
Gary W. Halsey Sr. (4,544)  
Gary W. Halsey Sr.
This is the day that we celebrate our fallen soldiers that are, and were, fighting for our country. I never fully understood what this day was all about until I was in combat myself, in Viet-Nam. It is as though someone had opened up a set of floodgates, and then I knew. This is not only a... ( added 173 days 14 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day Is Remembrance Day in Flanders Fields -
- Nenita Wells (1,431)
Nenita Wells
Memorial Day is when we honor as we pray and pay Tribute to the veterans and heroes on this special day.
A Canadian physician named John McCrae
Wrote a poem made famous in 1915, 3rd of May.
Flanders fields is referred to as the resting place Of the fallen brave. And on the day of... ( added 174 days 2 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day----A Day of Memories -
Sandra E. Graham (8,072) 
Sandra E. Graham
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, our thoughts will probably turn to cook-outs, family gatherings, decorating our yards and porches with varying sizes of the American Flag. But then our thoughts will turn to memories of lost loved ones, family, friends, and young men and women we have never met... ( added 174 days 6 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day - A Day That We Should Never Forget -
Michelle Mackin (3,279) 
Michelle Mackin
I know a veteran that served in the Korean War. He was one of the Frozen Chosen and the stories he shares are a miracles in themselves. He tells us about how they were dressed in summer fatigue while they were stationed in winter weather and didn't have enough supplies. Heart breaking stories of... ( added 174 days 11 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day, More Than The Kick Off Of Summer! -
Iris Taub (785) 
Many of us don't really stop to think about what the true meaning of Memorial Day is all about.
We are too busy caught up with our own lives, the hectic schedules we have, trying to juggle multiple tasks at one time, so when a three day weekend comes, we look forward to a day that we won't... ( added 174 days 11 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day Memories Of Times Past -
Joel Hendon (17,877) 
Joel Hendon
The origin of Memorial Day is unknown. I have read that many believe it started in many places and different times before it ever became a nationally recognized day. I believe this to be true. It was largely known as "Decoration Day" for many years and was observed primarily for those who had... ( added 174 days 11 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day: I Will Remember You -
Grammy Guru (900)
There are several accounts of the first Memorial Day and how it came to be celebrated as a national holiday. According to a Library of Congress report by Kenton Kilmer, dated May 21, 1958, "many Memorial Day observances sprang up spontaneously about the same time and very quickly became... ( added 175 days 12 hours ago.) |
Memorial Day, Abraham Lincoln and the Logan County Connection -
Nila Smith (321)
Nila Smith
I live in the City of Lincoln , in the county of Logan , in the state of Illinois . I work for the Lincoln Daily News, an internet publication for Logan county and surrounding areas. And for those of you who know and love him, yes, Mike Fak is my editor, my mentor, my friend, and on a couple of... ( added 178 days 15 hours ago.) |
The Remnants Of The Team Stood There In The Ever -
Ted Gragg (496) 
Ted Gragg
The remnants of the team
stood there in the ever-dripping rain. The continual rain that rained
incessantly this time of the year from the over-canopy that covered the jungle
floor… seemingly a never-ceasing wet that never stopped and continued into your
sub-consciousness.
... ( added 1 year 166 days ago.) |
Memorial Day: We Owe Grateful Thanks -
- Jean Purcell (1,916) 
Jean Purcell
Freedom's hopes often serve up distorted expectations about the costs of war and peace.
I recently visited Charleston, SC, whose Revolutionary War citizens anticipated a quick colonial victory against British naval forces along their coast. They almost pick-nicked, awaiting the outcome in mere... ( added 1 year 168 days ago.) |
Memorial Day and Freedom: -
- Jean Purcell (1,916)
Jean Purcell
Thanks to all who read this article or my final version of it - Memorial Day: We Owe Grateful Thanks . Freedom's hopes often serve up distorted expectations about the costs of war and peace.
I have recently visited Charleston, SC, whose Revolutionary War citizens, it is said, anticipated a... ( added 1 year 168 days ago.) |
No, Freedom Isn’t Free -
Judi Lake (1,870) 
Judi Lake
The year was 1966 and, for children my age, the days were carefree and fun. Adults didn’t have the worries that they do today, and often, especially during the summer months, our parents didn’t see us all day. Once we had finished our breakfasts, we quickly ran out of our homes and usually... ( added 2 years 165 days ago.) |
To The Unknown Soldier in the U.S. -
Jan Hayner (4,582) 
Jan Hayner
How do you 'thank' a soldier? Someone that has given up their lives as they would have liked to have lived it, someone who has put 'Country' before themselves and their families, someone who has offered to die to secure a better and safer life for their fellow countrymen?
Do you hold... ( added 2 years 166 days ago.) |
Thoughts of a Soldier Before Dying -
Peggy Butler (4,243) 
Peggy Butler
I am no longer here, yet I live on, through family, friends and the millions of civilians I fought to protect. So, don’t forget me, because I did not forget you . I am an American soldier who lives for all eternity, protecting and defending.
As a tribute to Memorial Day, and all the soldiers... ( added 2 years 171 days ago.) |
I am Thankful...and I Remember -
Ken McCreless (1,701) 
Ken McCreless
When I was a small boy, around the age of 8 or 9, I had my first glimpse at the heinous nature of war. We were popping firecrackers at our house, (we lived out of the city and it was close to the fourth of July), and my brother and sisters were gathered in the front yard talking- amongst them was... ( added 2 years 176 days ago.) |
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Memorial Day *Remember Those Who Gave all They Could Give* -
- David Tanguay (9,593) 
David Tanguay
A day of observance for those who pledged allegiance to their nation made the sacrifice and paid the ultimate price. Memories of loved ones from those who bear the perpetual wound embedded in their hearts. A day reserved in our nation to pay tribute, to give recognition and to mourn for the... ( added 2 years 182 days ago.) |
Memorial Day And Why It's Celebrated -
Pam Johnson (271)
Memorial day, or as it was other wise know, Decoration Day, is celebrated on the last Monday of May. The National holiday was originally set aside to commemorate the graves of the Union soldiers following the Civil War by lying out flowers and other signs of respect and remembrance and meant to... ( added 168 days ago.) |
Memorial Day -
IvanPetryshyn (107)
the Memorial Day,
the way
to explain
our gratitude and our being,
the seeing
of the past and the value of today,
recalling the fates and the names
of the people you never met,
with excitement and regret,
in the whirling of the emotions, chaotic,
being friendly and... ( added 169 days 4 hours ago.) |
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