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As a Vietnam veteran (1963_1967) I remember the livesof several friends who did not make it back. My grandfather served in I ww1, my father in ww2 and my oldest son served in the gulf War period. All Navy. Thanks to all who served and especially the ones who did not return..
Memorial Day became a national federal holiday in 1968. However, its origins were the result of the 620,000 lives lost in the Civil War – America’s most costly war. Following that war, women from the south decorated gravesites with flowers to honor their fallen Confederate soldiers. So moved by this effort, flowers were also placed on the gravesites of the fallen Union soldiers. That expression was profound, for it showed an amazing forgiveness toward their enemies. This annual tradition became known as Decoration Day.
During the time of the Civil War, the United States was so ruthlessly divided that reuniting or reconciliation seemed impossible. And yes, history does seem to repeat itself as the divisiveness and rancor that permeates our society today puts us on the verge of a civil war. Is reconciliation possible today?
On Memorial Day (and actually everyday) we are urged to remember those who perished in military service to our country, and recommit to the conviction that those lives lost shall never be in vain. This helps to deepen our gratitude for the courage and willingness to preserve and protect the United States and its founding principles.
On Memorial Day, we honor the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The inscribed words on that tomb read, “Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God” These words are an uplifting reminder that all those who died for the American cause should have a special place in our hearts, as they do in God’s.
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13
My brother, who was a Vietnam Vet, passed away this past January. I never knew what he went through over there, but since he died, I’ve learned a lot more. Will never know all of it. The most he talked about, was arriving at San Franciso airport and greeted by protesters who spit on them. How the government, until much later on, never acknowledged them. In contrast to the WWII and Korea hero’s, Vietnam Vets were forgotten. Late in life he was treated very good and was so proud to wear his Vietnam Vet hat wherever he went. Fly your flag proudly on Monday, Vets!!!
I plan to do all of the above. My husband passed of agent orange Parkinsons 8 months ago. I am honored to be able to take his VA home health nurse to breakfast this morning.
I am a veteran, Army Nurse Corps. Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver, and also a year in Viet Nam, 24th Evac, Long Binh. I spend the day thankful that I was able to return from my service alive, healthy, able to spend the next 55 years as a wife, mother, Homecare and Hospice nurse, and now a Parish Nurse for my church family. We are all blessed beyond measure and need to spend more time praising God for it.
I will start my day in prayer for those who gave their all, for their families, for those serving now and for their families. Then we join other members of our church for a picnic, a time of sharing, and games.
I celebrateed those who went before me by enlisting and serving honorabley. I. Continue to honor them by living a life focused on commitment to the ideals of America and service to the same.
I am a member of an American Leagion Honor Guard unit. I play “live” taps on my trumpet, not the recoeding on a bugle. I’m 74 and was in the 25th infantry band 1971-1973 and played taps many times then.
I keep a pad of sticky notes in my car and when I see a Purple Heart tag, I write a thank you message and stick it on their driver’s door windwow. Our family tradition is that we always pray for our country, military, firefighters, and police.
I grew up outside Boston, MA. My Dad was in the Navy during WW II. As a child, we always went to a parade. As I moved further an further south, parades became fewer. We’ll put our flag, say a prayer, and at 3 PM, our classical radio station will play taps, have a moment of silence, followed by appropriate music for the day. Later next week, we’ll pull out and re-watch our WW II movies, starting with Midway and The Longest Day. God bless America and God bless DJT who is bringing common sense back to America!
I have 2 Marine sons, and other family members who have served or are still serving, who have made me very very proud! I acknowledge those who have sacrificed themselves through prayer by thanking the Lord above for making our great nation a free and prosperous nation!
I will remember . My ‘ namesake ‘ was my daddy’s younger brother . He was ‘ K.I.A. ‘ serving as crewmember on a heavy bomber ( B-24D ) during WW II . Both of my now ‘ middle-aged ‘ sons have one of his names as he died unmarried with no children . They well know the story of their great-uncle and his personal sacrifice for this nation . I to served , USMC Vietnam 1965 / 66′ / 1968 – 69’ , and honor my generation of comrades who died in very close proximity to me during my time in military service .
We are attending a Memorial Day BBQ and concert at a local American Legion facility. The concert is being performed by a community band also consisting of military members from the local community. All military will be in their uniforms. Have heard them before and they are awesome. Makes you proud to be an American.
In addition to putting out the flag and saying prayers etc. I use Memorial Day to garden. I have the ability to work on a garden because of the sacrifice of our brave soldiers. I think of it as new life to honor those who fell.
The most important thing we can do to honor our veterans is to work to free our great country from the claws of the disloyal liars who continue in their attempts to strike down liberty and freedom. If you’re not sure what I mean, watch as the “news” exposes more and more treason and theft in the representatives and courts, elected and unelected, who swore to protect us and the Constitution.
“Happy” and Memorial Day seems like an odd pairing. It has always been a somber day in our family. Both my father and uncle were army officers and both survived Korea and Vietnam but were scarred for life, mentally and physically, by what they did and witnessed. Soldiers who gave their lives so that we could be free made the ultimate sacrifice, and many who served and survived lived lives that were greatly altered by their experiences. My grade school was located next to a cemetery, and there were patriots enough in the school system back then that we celebrated Memorial Day by bringing bouquets of flowers from home to school, walking to the cemetery and placing them on the graves of those who served. Afterward we gathered around the flagpole and a man in uniform read the poem, In Flanders Field. It made a huge impression on my young mind and every Memorial Day I give thanks and prayers to those who never came back home. The smell of lilacs, which made up my graveside bouquet, always reminds me of Memorial Day.
all gave some. some gave all. I shudder to think of what would be if the USA was on the losing side of warfare.
As a helicopter veteran of Vietnam I reflect on the crew mates I lost during my two tours. Plus my dad and his brother were both WWII veterans who survived. I think about their mates too.
Remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our republic in spite of the corrupt politicians that lie and steal.
I come from a long line of service members and currently have two sons on active duty. My plans always involve praying over the bases that they serve at and reminding my boys how grateful I am for their service.
I thank Almighty God for raising up such brave men and women who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country and families. It is a sacred act.
I am a combat infantryman who served in Vietnam in all of 68 and a few days of 69. I struggle with what I went through and saw every day. On Memorial day I remember all the men I saw loose their lives during that time and it is a very hard day for me because those men never got the chance to grow old like I have. I served, they served, and they gave the ultimate sacrifice to a country that treated us like we had the plague when we returned. These men were my brothers and I still remember them all.
We always fly the American Flag in our front yard. Our ages prevents us from attending Memorial Day activities like we used to. Our family consists of many veterans over the years who were in the wars, but being blessed, we do not know of a member who was killed in action. We have always honored the fallen, the veterans with injuries and the healthy.
My father, who passed away on Good Friday last year, was a decorated (three bronze stars) US Army combat veteran sent to the front lines to serve as a medic in the Korean War. Only in the last years of his life did he share with my daughter, his first grandchild, the details of his experience. He was only 22 when he was drafted to the war zone. He did not expect to come back. He was engaged to my mother but did not want to marry her ahead of deploying, as he was afraid he would make her a widow. The young men of this generation suffered much in what has come to be known as “The Forgotten War”. As a family, we won’t forget the sacrifice of service paid by my father and his younger brother.
I’d like to thank all of the blessed comments of all on this page.
I’m literally crying tears reading your stories and faith in our country.
We do remember our fallen heroes.
That is the reason for “Memorial Day”.
And we can also thank our surviving heroes.
God Bless You All.
I am a Vietnam Veteran (2 tours) and Persian Gulf War Vet (USMC) I plan to among other activities, to pray for the immortal souls of my brothers in arms who made the ultimate sacrifice. And, for their families, and to this Nation for having “warriors” who love our nation enough to do so! I think that it is “less than 1% of our population” who serve and defend our homeland, so that “all may enjoy its freedoms (even the ungratful)! Freedom has a Flavor that the protected will never know!
As the grandchild of a young, fallen World War II veteran, I see Memorial Day as a time of reflection on those who gave their lives for our country and the freedoms we enjoy, sometimes take for granted. Parades, cookouts and gatherings with family and friends are great, but they should never take the place of the true meaning of Memorial Day. Honor our heroes this Memorial Day and pray for those who are serving.
Perform the Cross Fit WOD Murf (1 mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push up, 300 air squats, and another 1 mile run. In rememberance of fallen military.
I fly the American flag at all times. I appreciate the sacrifices of our service men and women at all times, not just on this day.
Keep the military, the veterans and their families in my prayers!
I remember the fallen who have given their all for the freedom we who remain benefit from -the blessings that are the result of their sacrificed lives.
To all who served, my undying gratitude and thanks. To all those whose families grieve the passing of a veteran this Memorial Day we the American people grieve with you and give thanks for their service. May God Bless You and our Nation.
Cpl. G. Scott USMC ret.
Being a ‘Nam vet (69-70) I’ll do all or most of those activities listed. My Great Grandfather, Henry Niles fought with the 9th Minnesota during the Civil War. My two older brothers and an older cousin saw combat during WW2. I’ll be remembering them as I pay tribute to all those who served our country.
I’m not going to lie and say I will do all of the above.
I can and will fly our flag and say a prayer for our heroes.
Wish there was an “all of the above” answer for other AMAC polls.
This all of the above is mostly unchievable.
God Bless America
I will play Taps at 3:00 pm on my flute, as part of Taps Across America to honor those who gave all.
I fly the flag every day to honor the country and those who served and those still serving. Thank you
I should be doing more than I have been. I confess I have at times fallen into the long weekend / BBQ mentality that befalls many of us. The brave men and women who made the supreme sacrifice to ensure we can continue living the American Dream deserve way more than that.
My grandfather served in the Big Red One, 3rd Cavalry in CBI during WWII. He is buried at Fort Riley. When I am in the area I visit him at the cemetery there. What an amazing, humbling place. It reminds me that I am truly not worthy of our fallen heroes.
Being a widow of a AF ISO/Photographer, Vietnam and daughter of a Marine WWII, an uncle in AF SAC than in the Army, Vietnam veteran …I am, every day, been made aware of the sacrifices of our veterans and their families.
I go to mass that day to ask God for His blessing on those who have suffered in our defense and for those who gave their all.
I thank God for those that paid the sacrifice for our freedom. Freedom not free and many gave their lives to preserve our freedoms.
A large Flag is displayed at my front entrance (always). I have a WWII marker in my yard, as my father/uncles served then. And I have a plaque that reads: GOD BLESS AMERICA at my garage.
I enjoyed watching a Memorial Day history on TBN last night starting with the Civil War and they visited all the monuments for each of the wars. Very interesting and informative.
Our museum (Michigan’s Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall and Museum) in Eaton Rapids Michigan hosts the Memorial Day Processional and all related events here in town. We will put out approximately 400 flags on Veteran’s graves in 2 different cemeteries.
We remember with extreme gratitude. The only two brothers of my husband’s mother. They both lost their lives in Europe, less than a year apart. They were the only ones in our small rural community who died there. Our church and community honor them each year, remembering the tragedy of their loss, now over eighty years ago.
I watch the president lay a wreath the tomb of the unknown soldier and make his statement on TV and typically will watch several war movies and display my flag and post on Facebook my regards to friends who have lost loved ones in the military.
I’m part of an Honor Guard team and respects all through out the year. Today we our honoring a Civil War Medal of Honor veteran.
I am working all weekend. But any conversation that involves those who gave all will have my gratitude brought in. Social media posts honoring them are shared.
As a 4th degree Knight of Columbus (Patriotic degree) I will be joining with members of the VFW and AMERICAN LEGION in honoring our Veterans at each war memorial in my town and surrounding towns. I’ve done it for a few years and it’s an honor to be able to do it. God bless America ???????? and God bless President Donald Trump ????
I combine both 1 and 3.
I’ll watch the Memorial Day concert on PBS as usual.