Take a moment, would you please ...

[Kevrumbo]

For all who gave their Lives, for their Country --and for most of all those who sacrificed for their Buddies' Lives so they could come home. And for those WWIi and Korean Veterans of the Greatest Generation who have passed on, or still alive today: the Mind may be fading, but the Memory of your Courage & Valor will never be forgotten. . .

 

[letterboy]

:salute:

It is for the dead that we celebrate and remember. Not the living.

Your sacrifices will not be forgotten!

 

[miked]

Amen.

 

[Kevrumbo]

:salute:

It is for the dead that we celebrate and remember. Not the living.

Your sacrifices will not be forgotten!

The Sacrifice is never Forgotten . . .especially by those who are living because of that Sacrifice.

It is still appropriate to remember all whether Memorial Day or Veterans Day --is it not?

 

[letterboy]

The Sacrifice is never Forgotten . . .especially by those who are living because of that Sacrifice.

It is still appropriate to remember all whether Memorial Day or Veterans Day --is it not?

It is appropriate to remember always. My intent was not a shot across your bow...

 

[Kevrumbo]

The 442nd Regiment was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of American warfare . . .

In total, about 14,000 men served, ultimately earning 9,486 Purple Hearts (many earning double and triples), 4,000 Bronze Stars. 1,200 Oak Leaf Clusters added to the Bronze Star, 560 Silver Stars, 28 Oak Leaf Clusters to the Silver Star, 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, 15 battlefield commissions and 23 of America’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

The 442nd Infantry Regiment was the largest Nisei unit in WWII. Fighting in Italy and southern France, the unit was known for its bravery and determination, as reflected by the unit motto, “Go for broke!”.

They are a representative best --one group of the "Greatest" of the Greatest Generation. . .

​442nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
442nd Regimental Combat Team Historical Society

 

[jbilicska]

Happy Memorial day to all and thanks to all thoe brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their countries so that we can have our freedoms.
God bless America and everywhere else where freedom rings true

 

[D_B]

THANK YOU :salute:

 

[Kevrumbo]

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” --John F. Kennedy

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” 
--Joseph Campbell

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it." -- Thucydides

"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.”--G.K. Chesterton

“While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that the government takes a proactive approach to delivering the services and benefits they have earned, so they can access the care they need and so richly deserve.” –Kristen Gillibrand

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation." --George Washington

 

[Cacia]

Scholarship at Wharton School Honors Fallen Marine | The University of Memphis Magazine


He enlisted in the Marines when he was just 17. Secher served on the Afghanistan border after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and later asked for a transfer to the front lines in Iraq. He ended up in the insurgents’ largest stronghold, Anbar province. Secher had one of the toughest jobs in Iraq: training inexperienced Iraqi recruits to take over the fight against the militants. He often found the job frustrating and discouraging, but in e-mails and letters home he expressed his fondness and respect for the Iraqi trainees.
Secher was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor in November. He was cited for leading or serving in more than 200 combined convoys and 50 combat patrols in the heart of the Sunni insurgency. Secher’s parents were joined by 75 family members, friends and fellow Marines at the ceremony in Memphis. “ I am proud of my son. He did a good job wherever he was sent,” said Robert’s mother, Elke Morris. “Most of all he wanted to be a leader of his troops. He was just a patriotic American.”