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Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day has slowly developed into a national holiday for all Americans to remember our fallen soldiers.
The sacrifice and pain of those remaining family members and friends makes this day difficult.
Thank you seems an inadequate response to the pain these family members endure.
Yet, those of us who live under the freedom these heroes provided express our gratitude by honoring those who left their imprint within our country’s history.
From Poets and Poetry of Kansas, edited by Thomas W. Herringshaw (Chicago: American Publishers’ Association) 1894, page 332, the poem “Decoration Day” honors our gallant ones from the home of the brave.
Decoration Dayby Frederick B. Hill  Photograph Credit: Microsoft Images Go forth ye brave and gallant men, Comrades that fell in that defense, God has decked our land with flowers, Ne’er was wrote on history’s page Their deeds will still in memory live, May peace reign o’er our happy land, |
Thank you to every soldier who served and who are serving our country. And to all the family members of those who served and are serving, thank you for your sacrifices.