[The Mayor]

[Tennessee Nana]

I’d like to be included in your list of veterans...

Thank you

Tennessee Nana

[Dubya]

Great picture.

[luvie]

We take this time on Memorial Day to salute our Fallen Heroes who through the history of our country have fought and died for all of us. THANK YOU!!!

~Aaron Tippen~
The Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Flies

[Big Horn]

God Bless them all and very well done.
Thank you very much for the reminder. I shall never forget.

[Grammy]

The following is an email exchange between Mr G and a colleague of his who lost his son in Iraq. It seemed appropriate to post it here. I have removed names to protect the privacy of our friend.

“Hello my friend,
Once again, (my wife) and I are thinking of your family and the sacrifices you’ve made on our behalf. We so appreciate our freedom, and know as best we can, that it is secured and protected by folks like you and your son. It seems so trite to only be able to say, “thank you”, but truly that is all I can offer.

Please accept our sincere kindest regards, and lift one of those really fine beverages, as we will.

All His best,
xxxx & yyyyyy

Let me tell you how much it means to us to hear you say it!

(my son) would, of course, laugh it off. He’s a Marine and he considered his sacrifice to be part of his obligation to others. What a mind-set for someone 26 years old in 2005, huh? I do not think that you can bring a kid up to have that kind of mind-set, I think they are born with it and I weep and rejoice in it.

I look at some of the stuff on street corners these days and can only conclude that those who would do us harm may have already won. Then I think of fine young men and women who put on “the suit” each morning and selflessly offer themselves for the rest of us and I give thanks.

Truly, there were only two who offered their lives for the rest of us, Jesus Christ and the kids in our military, Could that be why Christ understood the Centurion?

(my wife) and I want to share that there are no words to describe how much your thoughts and prayers mean to us. Thinking about people like you who are thinking about us is, I believe, truly coming close to touching God.

Bless you both!

[The Mayor]

Jim,

First Thank you my FRiend for ALL of your sacrifices you have made for this Country. Thank you for serving and Thank you for Free Republic.

You have been all of our thoughts and Prayers and I am still Praying for your quick and complete recovery.

God Bless you Jim.

[pookie18]

http://www.gopachy.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=19276

[PGalt]

Great post. America’s finest.

Thanks to all who have served, all who are serving and all who will serve in the future.

Thanks to family, friends and acquaintances of all.

[Issaquahking]

Beautiful day to remember those who who gave their all to defend this great nation.


Those of with flag poles, lest we not forget this is a half mast flag day till noon, then run the flag up strong!

On Memorial Day, should we place small flags at gravesites?

Yes, it is customary to honor fallen soldiers every Memorial Day by placing a small flag at the gravesite. At Arlington Cemetery, on the Thursday before the Memorial Day weekend, small flags are placed at every burial site in a ceremony called "Flags In." The small flags are removed at the end of the Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day is the last Monday of May and the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon and then raised to full-staff. Full staff shows that the nation lives, for the flag is the symbol of the living nation.

Memorial Day began after the Civil War to honor the fallen Union soldiers. Over time it expanded to memorialize those who served from all branches of the military and in all wars. It was traditionally celebrated on May 30. In 1968, it was changed to the last Monday in May, traditionally kicking off the unofficial beginning of the summer season. At 3:00pm a minute of silence is observed across the nation.

[snugs]

We do not have a Memorial Day in Britain but our Remembrance Day or Poppy Day is both your Memorial Day and Veteran's Day rolled into one. On the 11th of November on the 11th hour we have a minute silence and poppies are laid in Memorial Gardens and village/town memorials all over Britain. We have Memorial Gardens in Ashford and here are few photos I taken of them over the last few years.

A few weeks ago

Last November

[Jim Robinson]

Hope you’re all having a great Memorial Day!!

May God bless and protect our troops in the field. May we always honor the memory of those who have defended this great nation before us. All gave some, some gave all.

[Billie]

Thank you for posting the Memorial Day Military Tribute at the Finest this week, Rus. I love this little boy and his dog saluting Old Glory.

May God Bless our Military, both past and present. We are deeply indebted to you for your service and sacrifice.