Memorial Day - Honoring those that have fallen
Today, Americans are observing Memorial Day. Today is not just a day to rush out for sales on cars, or refrigerators, but instead has special meaning for any that have lost a loved one in the service of our country. Our freedom is a result of the thousands that have given their all and to their families that paid the ultimate sacrifice. To those that have fallen in the service of our country, we honor you.
We will never understand the horrors of war, the days and nights spent in the freezing cold or under the blazing hot sun. They must have faced countless hours in fear for their very lives and still fought on. Can you put yourself in their shoes for at least today? To those that have fallen in the service of our country, we honor you.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honors those that will never be identified. There are those that died and couldn't be identified. There are families that have no closure. There are those that served that had no families to remember or miss them. To those that have fallen in the service of our country, we honor you.
Unspeakable courage
As President Franklen Roosevelt so eloquently said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” There are stories of incredible bravery and sacrifice and many more stories that have never been told. To those that have fallen in the service of our country, we honor you.
Freedom isn't free
Today, on this Memorial Day, let us ALL take a moment from our busy day and pause and just say thank you to the men and women who died for our freedom.
To those that have fallen in the service of our country, we honor you.
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So true!! My kids in high school were in ROTC so we always spent Memorial Day marching in a parade and putting up flags.
Tried and True
Elaine
Thank you for your thoughts. I pray that this generation has the same respect for our country and the sacrifice that's been made for our freedom.
Wonderfully said! Thank you for these beautiful words. Though I have not lost any family members during their service, I have friends who have lost many, for whom this day is quite difficult. "Some gave all." God Bless Every One of them.
Thank you Sachi, I am always reminded of this special day after all you and I passed thru Pearl Harbor everyday. Well me, but you did too when you lived here in Hawaii!
Mahalo my dear friend, we will always remember the men and women who sacrificed themselves to make America free.
frank
Yup. My father tried to volunteer after Pearl harbor was bombed, but they didn't want him because he was Japanese. He was later drafted and served in the Pacific theater. Our 442 and 100 battalion, made up of Hawaii born Japanese was the most decorated trying to prove their loyalty as an American. You know how it was. Malama Pono, my friend.
Wow! Drafted 442 and 100 battalions! The most decorated group of all time. You must be proud of your Dad, Sachi! If he's still around please tell'em thank you for me.
Yep, Japanese here were discriminated again and you and I know what it was like or at least I did. When I was growing up, classmates and other peers of my age called me and brothers and sister the 3 letter word that offended me. Don't know why at the time but it always followed with, "Hey Frank you bombed Pearl Harbor! Sneak attack, us! You traitor!"
I'm 64 years old and still feel the insult, but time have healed me and I forgive America. BUT I am proud the 442nd have made me proud to be an American! That no one will take that away from me. Just it's unfortunate I happened to be Japanese born and raised in Mayor Wright public housing in Kalihi.
In fact, I was so glad America bombed Japan, for what that nation put me and family through, for a the time I have never forgiven them, I do now.
Hey Sachi, I am proud of being American don't get me wrong! I love this great nation! Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts this Memorial Day, here in Hawaii!
frank
Sounds like you had it rougher than me. My aunty's family lived in Mayor Wright Housing too so I know you must have had a difficult time growing up there. I was fortunate and lived in Pearl City and most of my neighbors were Japanese. So lucky that we weren't interned like other families were. That was a dark time in American history.
Yep, those were dark days for me. Lucky my family didn't get interned. The ones in the mainland had it worst. They lost their property and Japanese Americans have lots of pride, so it was worst.
You from Pearl City, nice. Your relatives from Mayor Wright Housing. Your Aunty must know.
That was the past Sachi, I am grateful and proud to be an American. Btw, Sachi my mother's name was Sachi, too!
Good night my friend!
frank
This post is beautiful and thank you so very much for recognizing our fallen soldiers that fought for this country and is recognized for their bravery that died for this country and also thank you for recognizing military families who have sacrificed too.
My husband fought in the Gulf War so I know about sacrificing for this country. Thank you so much for remember military soldiers and families today.
Thank you for your husband's commitment and for your family's sacrifice. We must never take this gift for granted. Blessings to you and yours.
You are so very welcome and my husband appreciates that so very much. No, we must never take this special gift for granted.
Sachi, let's never forget, these men and women fought for our freedoms and gave their lives. We are indebted to them as we celebrate their lives om Memorial Day.
Thank you for this post.
It saddens me that this has turned into just another excuse for a day off from work or to have a barbecue. We must never forget. Thank you for your thoughts.
I just heard on the radio that at 3:00 in whatever your time zone is when there is a National Moment of silence. Blessings to you.
Great post... i wrote a post late yesterday in rememberance of those that we honor on Memorial Day which I entitled "Lost Remberences - Rembered". We honor all thise who have fallen so that we have the freedoms we enjoy today...
Please don't wish others a "Happy Memorial Day." That's like saying that you're happy that a true American hero has passed away.
Memorial Day is a solemn reminder that our nations freedom didn't come freely. It was fought for and in many cases died for by brave men and women that took an oath to defend your country against all foes foreign or domestic.
They have agreed to write a blank check for up to and including the value of their life to defend the things that you care about, even if they didn't agree with you. They died so that you can have the right to protest war, Trump, our flag, or whatever you want to protest.
Many of the vets that are alive today aren't even looking for a thank you for your service. The one thing that most all vets would like is for you to remember those that have fallen for our country. It doesn't matter whether it was WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, or a bunch of lesser known wars/battles these brave men and women left their friends and their families to do a job that most of us wouldn't want to do. They didn't do it for their meager pay I can assure you.
They deserve, at a minimum, our respect.
May we all honor those men and women that have died for our country and respect those who served and somehow managed to return home.
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Amen, may we never forget all those who gave their lives for their country.
Yes! The ultimate sacrifice!