How To Commemorate Memorial Day
Honoring patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country
Comrades: Today we honor the ~1 million men and women who gave their lives for America. The stories of Pat Tillman, Shannon Kent, and the Afghanistan 13 are particularly poignant. On this solemn day, may we always remember their sacrifices and what they fought for. You are welcome to make any tributes in the comments.
Pat Tillman:
Remembering Pat Tillman: An American Patriot, NFL Player, and Army Ranger whose Friendly Fire Death was Turned into War Propaganda
Shannon Kent:
Send Me: https://www.amazon.com/Send-Me-Incredible-Story-Mother/dp/0063039893
The Afghanistan 13:
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah
Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California
Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California
Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska
Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California
Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee.
Each died for a cause he considered more important than his own life. Well, they didn't volunteer to die; they volunteered to defend values for which men have always been willing to die if need be, the values which make up what we call civilization.
And how they must have wished, in all the ugliness that war brings, that no other generation of young men to follow would have to undergo that same experience.
As we honor their memory today, let us pledge that their lives, their sacrifices, their valor shall be justified and remembered for as long as God gives life to this nation.
And let us also pledge to do our utmost to carry out what must have been their wish: that no other generation of young men will ever have to share their experiences and repeat their sacrifice.
Earlier today with the music that we have heard, and that of our National Anthem -- I can't claim to know the words of all the national anthems in the world, but I don't know of any other that ends with a question and a challenge as our does: Does that flag still wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
That is what we must all ask too.”
Here's to the ones that didn't make it back home
The ones we ain't seen in so long
The hold up a beer ones
The wish they were here ones
The not forgotten but gone
In a better place up there
But they sure left a hole down here
We just go on livin' and go on missin'
The ones, the ones that didn't make it back home
I'm an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines, so sleep in peace tonight…
Take a shower, shine your shoes, you got no time to lose, You are young and you must be living…
It’s so sad to see the loss of patriotism today, the lack of respect for the flag and it what it represents, the indifference to the sacrifices made for our freedom, and a complete lack of knowledge of American history. My husband served in the army for 25 years, and it’s incredible how, immediately outside of any military community, most people know nothing of military life. Many people I meet have never even known anyone who’s served. And it’s grievous to see how our military is degrading and compromising itself by caving to woke ideology.
Thank you for re-posting your Pat Tillman piece from last year. I live in a small, conservative southern town where they will go to great lengths to ensure that Memorial Day is observed properly. Old vets - mostly from the Korea and Vietnam eras - will be on street corners in their uniforms taking donations for charity. The city will have a parade that will include the local JROTC chapter. As I take this in, the memory of Pat Tillman, and the thirteen who died during Biden's botched Afghanistan retreat, will stand out most for me. With the rot that the Uniparty has become and the every institution from entertainment to academia corrupted to the core, for what did these people sacrifice?