“We are here to honor the veterans, the few who were so willing to give themselves and defend their brothers and sisters and our country”, said Charlotte Gillespie, commander of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 3.
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Colonel Guy added, “What greater honor can we give them than to remember them”.
Sandra Johnson, of Fenton, said some people forget that Memorial Day is more than just having an extra day off that everyone enjoys.
“It’s a day of remembrance of those who didn’t get back and a reminder that this country isn’t free, we have to do something to keep it the way we have it”, said LCDR Gil Shaw, USCG (Ret.). He says many fearless Louisianans have fought for our freedom.
Fogle sets up camp in downtown Altoona each year for the Memorial Day Parade. It was just last week that Rohde was awarded the Insignia of the Legion of Honor at the French Consulate in New York City for his contribution to the liberation of France during World War II.
Many military guest speakers spoke to a crowd of their peers, people who are serving or who have served. “It was very bad and I’ll never forget that”.
-Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids will hold a Memorial Day tribute at 11:00 am with patriotic music, a rifle volley, taps and a personalized balloon release. “I want them to know that I’m thankful citizen”.
Post Thirteen American Legion hosts the Oakland Cemetery event.
Then, if you have the opportunity to help with one of the many veteran-related civic efforts, honor our veterans, living and dead, by giving your time or treasure or both. For those who have lost a loved one in the service of our nation, every day is Memorial Day. She also had a grandfather who served in three wars. The homespun memorial painted on a block-long wall on Pacific Avenue lists the names of American service members missing in action or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, painted by a Vietnam veteran and dedicated in 1992.
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Today, across Southwest Colorado people will take time to remember those who sacrificed all to protect our freedom.
