“ 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.”'
Today is Memorial Day. A day when we as a nation acknowledge and honor our fallen men and women who laid down their own freedoms and lives to serve at the alter of our great nation.
Today we remember their immense compassion and sacrifice.
SACRIFICE.
That’s a word we’ve become more familiar with and yet have forgotten over the past years. We’ve all had to give up a great deal of things that with which we’ve grown comfortable and with which we’ve gotten very accustomed.
And yet...we are still here. We are still able to live in freedom and still able to move forward as a country. And that is due to the actions of our everyday folks doing what they can to help one another.
The very nature of our country has been built upon the deeds of our fellow man. We are here because men and women of all backgrounds, throughout our age, have answered Her call for service.
So while we cannot celebrate and honor together by sporting events, or parades, or mass gatherings at memorials, we can still observe other things that make this country the shining beacon on the hill.
Let us honor our great men and women who are no longer with us by doing as they did. Engaging with a selfless compassion and sacrifice. Putting others before ourselves.
As they did and continue to do this very day.
That’s how we honor them. And by doing so show true patriotism and American spirit.
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.”'
Today is Memorial Day. A day when we as a nation acknowledge and honor our fallen men and women who laid down their own freedoms and lives to serve at the alter of our great nation.
Today we remember their immense compassion and sacrifice.
SACRIFICE.
That’s a word we’ve become more familiar with and yet have forgotten over the past years. We’ve all had to give up a great deal of things that with which we’ve grown comfortable and with which we’ve gotten very accustomed.
And yet...we are still here. We are still able to live in freedom and still able to move forward as a country. And that is due to the actions of our everyday folks doing what they can to help one another.
The very nature of our country has been built upon the deeds of our fellow man. We are here because men and women of all backgrounds, throughout our age, have answered Her call for service.
So while we cannot celebrate and honor together by sporting events, or parades, or mass gatherings at memorials, we can still observe other things that make this country the shining beacon on the hill.
Let us honor our great men and women who are no longer with us by doing as they did. Engaging with a selfless compassion and sacrifice. Putting others before ourselves.
As they did and continue to do this very day.
That’s how we honor them. And by doing so show true patriotism and American spirit.
