Memorial Day 2012 (USA)

[Rukario]

This weekend we all here is the US celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer but there is a much more important reason for the holiday. Memorial Day. May 28, 2012. The day we honor those that have given the ultimate sacrifice defending their country.

With this in mind, take a few minutes to honor those in YOUR country that have died in service protecting your borders.

 

[Honest]

May all the currently fighting men and women along with the veterans of old live a long life and come home. You all truly deserve it, and without you, I don't know where I would be.

I salute all of you.

Happy Memorial Day!

 

[Winneon]

"But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."

-Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, 1863

In honor of all those who died for our country...

 

[droomph]

I don't have an inspirational quote by a war hero or anything I really think is deep, but...

"Thank you, men and women of the Army, for being the troops, because if you weren't 'The Troops'...I would be 'The Troops'. And I would make the worst troops ever." - Mike Birbiglia

This is what I truly have to say. No making up bullcrap emotions, just what I truly think ^^

 

[Kyrul]

God bless our troops and veterans, keep them safe on there hardships to come.

 

[Tsutarja]

Thank you so much to the men and women of our country who have been here to serve our country. You deserve to be honored so much. In all of those who died for our country, thank you so much for the progress that you helped us achieve.

 

[countryemo]

Thank you all for your service for this country. Honestly you should be honored for 365 days not just 1 or 2.

No todays not bbq day, sorry folks. God Bless America!

 

[Jacinth]

Dad, I will always remember you for what you did for us. You are an amazing programmer, an amazing husband, and an amazing father, and you always will be. I feel so blessed to have had a dad who served our country as well as you. You will never be forgotten, and I'll be sure of it. If anyone attempts to, I'll kick em' for ya. :) I love you Dad.

And my personal thanks to all those who have given so much for our lives. You will never know how much it means to me. God bless the selfless men and women who serve our country with so much heart and soul. You truly deserve to be remembered, not just today, but everyday.

 

[DarkIceForever]

I've thought of enlisting in the military after I graduated high school last summer. I'm in college now, but I still have this urge to serve this great nation.

No words can ever discribe the relentless hell our servicemen and women go through. Coming home alive is half the battle. Although there is nothing more I can say other than I'm grateful for the sacrifices they make. These men and women have my utmost respect, even if they don't want it.

This is a pretty recent quote that I like.

I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like brilliant, it would really be an under-description of the absolutely superb job they did in breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier. . .Absolutely superb operation, a textbook, and I think it'll be studied for many, many years to come as the way to do it." (General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 February 1991.)

-I might end applying for OCS in the Marine Corps after I graduate college.