Happy Memorial Day

meyers9163

meyers9163

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No matter what one believes about the current affairs in our country we must sit back today and remember those who have served our country and are currently serving us. There are no words that can express my own appreciation for what you men and women have sacraficed and for that all I can say is Thank You for your service, dedication, and today we remember and honor you, our armed forces both active and retired.....

Thank you!
 
I appreciate your words and your appreciation. I've wondered what the correct greeting should be, as Happy Memorial Day is an oxy moron. It truly is a day of somber reflection and acknowledgement. I took my 14 yr. old to Washington, DC to visit the War Memorials, it was a great Father - Son time. I hope the trip will leave him with a foundation of appreciation for what so many have given for our great country. Probably the most vivid experiece for us was to see all the names on the "wall" each representing an individual, a brother, a son, a father, a friend. A dynamic "coincidence" happened near the WWII memorial when I heard someone calling out my name ... it was an Army buddy there with his family. We walked around togehter talking about one of the last times we had seen each other ... it was in Iraq. I think this gave our sons great pride to be a part of something very special, Memorial Day weekend in our Nation's Capital surrounded by a host of witnesses, some alive and some there in spirit, to what it means to give of oneself for the greater good of mankind. I'm reminded of the slogan ... " All gave some, some gave All".

Jim
 
C650CPT said:
A dynamic "coincidence" happened near the WWII memorial when I heard someone calling out my name ... it was an Army buddy there with his family. We walked around togehter talking about one of the last times we had seen each other ... it was in Iraq.
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I took the wife to DC this year to attend the National Memorial Day concert and had a similar thing happen. We were walking the Capital when I heard my name and rank being called out....I turned and saw a face that I didn't expect to see...it was a former crew chief of mine from my old squadron...the last time we had spoke was in Balad....

Spent the whole evening with his family disucussing the experience and what it means...his son was beaming with pride the whole time.....
 
i also walked around arlington on memorial day and found it a good experience. i then attempted to go to the national guard musuem. it was closed. only a guard memorial would be closed on memorial day. i think it is run by guardsmen.
 
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