05/23/2020
Honoring and remembering those who make it possible to enjoy FREEDOM. 🇺🇸
As we enter Memorial Day weekend, take a moment to remember the lives, courage and legacy of all military men and women who gave their lives in defense of our nation, its values, our freedoms, and our liberties.
This year, our observance of Memorial Day may be different from previous years while we help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by social distancing. Instead of parades or significant memorial events, we can remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice more privately.
There are several ways to do this. We can honor them by participating in the National Moment of Remembrance, a call to voluntarily and informally pause at 3:00 PM local time on Monday, Memorial Day, to reflect on and remember those Americans. They died in service to our nation.
We can also fly our flags at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, then raise them briskly to the top of the staff until sunset, in honor of the nation’s battle heroes.
Do you know a Gold Star family? Perhaps you can offer to help them in some small way. At the very least, we can thank them for the sacrifice their family has made, and for the selfless service, their Soldier gave to our country.
Observance Memorial Day was first observed after the Civil War and called “Decoration Day” because families typically remembered their loved ones by decorating gravesites with flowers or flags. We still do that across America today.
The loss of these brave men and women throughout our nation’s history is felt as deeply in our Military as they are in families and communities across this great nation. In the Military, we consider our greatest asset to be our people.
Our all-volunteer Military is a credit to Americans of all races, genders, and faiths, and our collective commitment to defense and love of country binds us together and unifies us. That goes to the heart of what it means to be an American.
On Memorial Day, we hope, too, that we can remember the link we have with all the generations that had gone before us who selflessly served their country and paid the ultimate price. From the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq back to the American Revolution, our Soldiers continuously put the welfare of the nation, the Army, and their fellow Soldiers before their own. And we honor those who paid the ultimate price in defense and service to the United States.
We will always continue to honor and remember those who died while answering the call to serve our nation. Thank you for reading this and thank you for recognizing our soldiers and their selfless service.
The Greatest Generations Foundation
“Every Day is Memorial Day”
Web: www.tggf.org