Memorial Day is a "remembrance day" of all the men and women that went to war and sacrificed, sometimes their lives, in the search of peace and freedom. It stems back as far as 1866 to Waterloo, New York, where it was first celebrated.
So what does this really mean? Well for the most part every freedom that we take for granted these days stems from the historical sacrifices made. We sometimes forget, in life, the sacrifices that have been made so that we can enjoy our freedoms. These more often than not are taken too much for granted. This weekend as you enjoy these freedoms "please" remember the fallen, if only for a brief minute.... Remember the sacrifices that they have made.
President Reagan once spoke the words "Today is the day we put aside to remember fallen heroes and to pray that no heroes will ever have to die for us again. It's a day of thanks for the valor of others, a day to remember the spledor of America and those of her children who rest in this cemetary and others. It's a day to be with the family and remember."
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