The LuLac Edition #235, May 25th, 2007
PHOTO INDEX: MEMORIAL DAY 2007.
MEMORIAL DAY
This weekend we observe Memorial Day, honoring all those who died for freedom. Freedom also means the ability to engage in debate about the military we honor, the mission they are on and the ultimate price of it. A sad legacy to the Iraq War is that if you don't support the war, you can't possibly support the troops. That is not true. An example: an arsonist starts a fire, firemen respond. We don't support the actions of the arsonist but we support the men who fight the fire. On this Memorial weekend, let's remember that over 3,000 soldiers have died in Iraq. We honor and cherish that sacrifice, all the while questioning the wisdom of the mission. That my friends, is America at its most confusing to our enemies, but at our best in terms of why we cherish our liberty and those who fought for it.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
Do more than eat a hotdog or drink a cold beer, buy a poppy, go to a cemetery and fly your flag.
REMARKS FROM RONALD REAGAN
May 26, 1983
"Memorial Day is a time to take stock of the present, reflect on the past, and renew our commitment to the future of America.
Today, as in the past, there are problems that must be solved and challenges that must be met. We can tackle them with our full strength and creativity only because we are free to work them out in our own way. We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need. In particular, we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.
I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world.
This Memorial Day of 1983, we honor those brave Americans who died in the service of their country. I think an ancient scholar put it well when he wrote: ``Let us now praise famous men . . . All these were honored in their generation, and were the glory of their times. Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore.'' As a tribute to their sacrifice, let us renew our resolve to remain strong enough to deter aggression, wise enough to preserve and protect our freedom, and thoughtful enough to promote lasting peace throughout the world."
Ronald Reagan
posted by David Yonki @ 8:39 PM
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2 Comments:
Remember the day is to honor the dead who served! Florists turned it into
flowers on Aunt OldBags grave. Veterans get lip service from politicians and people. Nobody short of the WWII folks really care unless it hits home. Three from 10 on my 8th grade baketball team from tiny Sheffield Lake OHIO died in
Vietnam including the Mayors Son. Three others from that team served in
country. 60% seved-30% died! It hit home!
I wore the uniform of my country for 8 years. While I was in England an officer I served with was lost in the raid on Libya. Another guy I knew got shot all to hell on the tarmac in Beruit. I can't say either were close friends but I think of them every Memorial and Veterans Day.
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