Memorial Day Salute

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These are the people that we should be talking about. It is Memorial Day weekend - Forget the political party drivel of some of the other threads and instead focus on what these service members have done:

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Indeed.

Every American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon, when it will be raised to the top of the staff.
 
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And we should also remember that we have allies that have died alongside our boys...

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Luigi59 said:
Indeed.

Every American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon, when it will be raised to the top of the staff.[/QUOTE]
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Our town has a Memorial Day parade - nothing over the top like 4th of July- instead the parade goes to each Cemetery in town where taps are played and one of the ministers from one of the churches in town gives a prayer and a wreath is laid commemorating the deceased vets in that Cemetery. The parade finally winds up at the town memorial on the common where a speaker (A vet or currently serving military member) will speak a few thoughts and then the flags will be raised. It's pretty moving.
What do they do in your town for Memorial Day?? Let's use this thread to compare notes!
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bruno said:
What do they do in your town for Memorial Day?? Let's use this thread to compare notes!
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My town has a small park right down the street from me. It is called Memorial Park, and is maybe a quarter acre. In it there is a statue of an American soldier, and a wall similar to the Vietnam Memorial where the names of area residents who have died over the years are inscribed.

On Memorial Day, a service is held there, and the place usually has a number of American flags all over. This is especially true on Memorial and Veteran's Days.

Considering the rathole my town has become, it's nice to see this small island of memory remaining. The statue of the soldier is actually post-9/11. :smile:
 
Let us also thank the Class of 2010 from all Service Acdemies, ROTC and OCS programs. Thank you so much for your service to our country and keeping it free.


God Bless and God Speed,

RGK
 
rkrosnar said:
Let us also thank the Class of 2010 from all Service Acdemies, ROTC and OCS programs. Thank you so much for your service to our country and keeping it free.
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That's called Veteran's Day. Veteran's Day honors all who have served.

Memorial Day is to specifically honor those who have died serving our country.
 
Is there a certain flag etiquette to follow if I have a flag mounted on my house like this:
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Thats the SEAL team that MOH recipient Murphy commanded and Marcus Lutrell was the sole survivor of right?
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Correct. LT Murphy is on the far right, and Luttrell is the one wearing the hat.

Everyone in that picture save Lutrell was killed that day, either in the original 3-man team or in the helicopter that launched to save them. The guy on the far left (name escapes me at the moment) was one of the original three.

It was a bad day for NAVSPECWAR, but they gave better than they got. Murphy and his boys paved the mountaintop with dead Al Qaeda before finally going to stand eternal guard in heaven.

RIP, SEALs. You done good!

I wish I was man enough to even ENTER BUDS, let alone PASS it.
 
Robert E. Lee Prewitt. "From Here To Eternity". Love on the beach in Hawaii. Also "The Thin Red Line". A great set of books by James Jones. Sgt Warden couldn't deploy because he had a heart condition and was dropped from the second book. Frank Sinatra's break out movie as Magio in "From Here to Eternity". Best Taps ever. Look closely and the first guy you see in the clip is George Reeves AKA Superman. He played a Sgt in the movie.
 
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Six years ago, we all walked away from the longest 47 months of our lives. As our hats went into the air, we truly had no way of knowing the ultimate price so many of us would pay. In the end, it is sadly fitting that our graduation occurred in conjunction with the most somber of our nation's holidays. It is an honor to be counted among the members of the Class of 2004. It is an honor to have struggled alongside those who saw their duty through to its mortal conclusion. May we all live lives worthy of their sacrifice. Grip hands.

In memory of the 12 men of the class of 2004 who died in the service of the nation.

First Lieutenant Garrison C. Avery, U.S. Army USMA 2004
First Lieutenant Benjamin T. Britt, U.S. Army USMA 2004
First Lieutenant Amos "Camden" R. Bock, U.S. Army USMA 2004
Captain Michael A. Cerrone, U.S. Army USMA 2004
Captain John R. Dennison, U.S. Army USMA 2004
Captain David M. Fraser, U.S. Army USMA 2004
Captain Paul W. Pena, U. A. Army USMA 2004
First Lieutenant Robert A. Seidel III, U.S. Army USMA 2004
Captain Adam P. Snyder, U.S. Army USMA 2004
Captain Daniel P. Whitten, U.S. Army USMA 2004
First Lieutenant Dennis W. Zilinski, U.S. Army USMA 2004
First Lieutenant Jacob N. Fritz, U.S. Army USMA 2004.5
 
Memorial Day Salute - Pearl Harbor

What a great thread.

Here is a heartfelt salute and remembrance of the men who died on December 7, 1941. My father-in-law was aboard the U.S.S. Arizona that day and was fortunate to have survived. It is sobering to visit the memorial at Pearl Harbor and read all the names on the wall of those who did not:



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I also reflect upon my favorite poem of remembrance:


In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
 
I salute all of those who died in the service to our country- in the past and still dying for us today. In particular I remember my fellow VMI Alums who have died as well as a couple others close to the surface for me.

Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, VMI Class of 2003
SPC William L. McMillan III, VMI Class of 2008
1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercandante, Honorary Brother Rat 2007
Mr. Gregory R. Wright, Jr., VMI Class of 1995
Capt. Lowell T. Miller, II., VMI Class of 1993
Capt.James C. Edge, VMI Class of 1996
Capt. Luke C. Wullenwaber, VMI Class of 2002
Maj. Paul R. Syverson, III, VMI Class of 1993
Sgt. Ryan E. Doltz, VMI Class of 2000
Lt. Joshua C. Hurley, VMI Class of 2001
Capt. John Robert Teal, VMI Class of 1994
Lt. Cmdr. David Lucian Williams,VMI Class of 1991
Mr. Charles W. Mathers, VMI Class of 1962

Also: 1SG Toby Meister (12/28/05) and SSG Clint Newman 2/13/06
and finally: Capt Scott Cummins USA.

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B]Mansions of the Lord [/B]
This song was sung by the West Point Glee Club at the end of the movie "We Were Soldiers"
To fallen soldiers let us sing,
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing,
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
just divine embrace, eternal light
in the mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard tho the angels sleep
All through the ages safely keep the mansions of the Lord
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My friends on the Wall:

SGT James Gerald Flynn

PFC Francis A. Azzarito

They were the best.
 
Got the opportunity to watch "Taking Chance" today.

I was so touched to see the respect given-
I hope this is truly how we honor our soldiers.
 
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