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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day set aside for remembrance of those who have died in our nations service. Memorial Day was first proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, in his General order number 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868; when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. The South, at first, refused to acknowledge, Memorial Day, honoring their dead on separate days until after WWI. It is now observed in almost every state of the union on the last Monday of every May. Since the Civil War more than 1.1 million veterans, both women and men, have lost their lives in service to America. Indeed the Civil War alone accounted for more than 600,00 dead.
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Essays for memorial day to honor soldiers
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| Essays for memorial day to honor soldiers |
by
Kathlena Peebles[Copyright, 1996]
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day set aside for remembrance of those who have died in our nations service. Memorial Day was first proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, in his General order number 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868; when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. The South, at first, refused to acknowledge, Memorial Day, honoring their dead on separate days until after WWI. It is now observed in almost every state of the union on the last Monday of every May. Since the Civil War more than 1.1 million veterans, both women and men, have lost their lives in service to America. Indeed the Civil War alone accounted for more than 600,00 dead.
On Memorial Day I had the
opportunity to witness a memorial in San Francisco, aboard a submarine, the USS
Pampanito, a submarine that was used in WWII and Korea. The United States
submarine service suffered the highest percentage of casualties than any other
of the services that served in WWII. They also sank over 55% of all Japanese
shipping sunk in WWII. This was all pointed out to me with pride by several of
these veterans.
As our National Anthem was
played over the speaker system some of them started to cry as they remembered
all of their fallen comrades, the ones that served with them, and the ones that
did not. I thought about how many of these veterans brothers had made the
ultimate sacrifice so that we may all enjoy the freedom this country offers.
As we stood for the Pledge
of Allegiance I saw the reaction on their faces, it was a thoughtful,
respectful look, a look of such sadness. I thought about what my dad's
submarine veterans group was really all about "To perpetuate the memory of
our shipmates who gave their lives while serving in the United State Naval
Submarines" I then started to cry myself with the realization of what that
really meant . All those old sailors, my dad included, standing on the deck of
an old submarine holding the flag with such pride and sadness.
Then it was time for the
speakers to give their speeches about their experiences and the meaning of
Memorial Day. A WWII veteran talked about the hardships and struggles and the
fact that he was lucky to be alive when so many of his brothers had fallen
victim to the war. One talked about how it was up to the veterans to teach
"our children about the sacrifices made by so many". Another said,
"that America will only be the land of the free so long as it is the home
of the Brave". So many of the speakers spoke with so much pride about
America that it was hard not to think about all the people who have no idea
what this holiday is really about. While they go to their Bar B Q's and beaches
there are some who keep up a tradition of pride in service to the United States
of America and remember all those who had fallen, and rejoice in the ones who
still live and remember. Let none of us ever forget what Memorial Day really
is.
Best speeches for memorial day
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| Best speeches for memorial day |
May 1, 2004
by Peter W. Schramm
The following is a speech
given at the Memorial Day services for the city of Ashland, Ohio at the Ashland
Cemetery on May 31, 2004:
Thank you. I am humbled and
deeply honored to be here.
Memorial Day is a day
unlike any other. Since 1868 we have come together in our communities, towns
and villages, to place flowers and flags on the graves of those who have given
their last full measure of devotion to our country. We have come here to
remember and honor those who have done their duty, as God allowed them to see
that duty.
Let me cite a few
facts—incomplete facts—before I say anything else, because facts have a way of
not allowing you to ignore them. Facts are brutal.
- In 80 months of the Revolutionary War there were 10,623 casualties, with 4,435 deaths, or about 55 Americans dying each month of the war.
- In 37 months of the Korean War there were 136,935 casualties, with 33,651 deaths, or about 909 Americans dying in combat each month of the war.
- In 90 months of the Vietnam War there were 211, 471 casualties, with 47,369 deaths, or about 526 Americans dying in combat each month of the war.
- In 1 month of the Gulf War there were 760 casualties, with 293 deaths, or 148 Americans dying in combat during the month of the war.
- In 14 months of fighting in Iraq, there have been 4,685 casualties, with 803 deaths, or 57 Americans dying each month of the war.
Those Americans who died in
all these wars—and more could be mentioned—did their duty, and we know who they
are, as we visit the cemeteries and note the dates of their shortened lives on
the headstones. We know their loved ones, their wives and mothers, and their
children, and the friends who shall always miss them.
But let me mention another
war, the Big One—ominously numbered with a two, not only because there was a
previous war that was thought to be a world war, but because reasonable men
rightly assumed there might be more such huge conflicts that would literally
embrace the globe—World War II. This was a time when good and evil contended
for the world. The largest things were at stake.
It is this war that I want
to especially note and remember here today.
- In 48 months of World War II there were 1,078,162 American casualties, with 407,316 death, or 6,639 Americans dying in combat each month of the war.
These are staggering
numbers. And the recriminations even during the war at home from the
politicians and press were relentless, as it always seems to be in a free
regime. But Americans in the field never faltered. Even after 19,000 American
troops died at the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944, or the 13,000 that
died—most in hand-to-hand combat—taking Okinawa, the Americans persevered.
Their courage and sacrifice knew no bounds. And under a steadfast
commander-in-chief, Franklin Roosevelt and his generals, Eisenhower, Bradley,
MacArthur, Patton, we would have victory.
And we all know, and the
world well knows—even the French cannot forget—that without our contribution to
the war, civilization as we know it, would not have survived.
At a cocktail party in
Washington less than a year ago, in the middle of the diplomatic haggling over
Iraq, an American Congressman said to a high-ranking French diplomat who was—in
his sophisticated and French way—criticizing American policy in Iraq for being
self-interested: “Do you speak German?” The French diplomat, taken aback and
not really understanding the question said, “No.” To which, the Congressman
said, “You are welcome.”
The French would not have
survived if we hadn’t entered the war, nor would have the British, nor would
have civilized Europe. And in the end, perhaps we wouldn’t have either since
aggressive tyrannies would have controlled continents to our West and East.
This is what it means to say that the dead shall not have died in vain.
But—Thank God—not all our soldiers died, millions of the 16 million who wore a
uniform survived and some of them are with us today.
These are the men who
survived the long war and the many hard battles, and in their honor—and the
honor of those who didn’t survive—a grateful nation built a Memorial in
Washington that has just opened.
Look at these men and think
of the ones that are buried near.
It is hard to tell that
once they were soldiers in a great cause, because after they won the war they
hung up their weapons as monuments, and returned quickly to civilian life and
prospered as free men should.
Winston Churchill once said
of us: “The United States is like a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lit under
it, there is no limit to the power it can generate.”
And, when he heard that the
Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Churchill—who was willing
to lead lonely Britain in the fight against the Nazis even though victory was
uncertain—famously said that that night he “slept the sleep of the saved”
because now he knew that victory was certain because America had been wronged
and he knew the American character.
Yet, America was not
prepared and we were hesitant to get in it, but once we were attacked and it
became clear that heads of state had become gangsters, the fire was lit under
this gigantic boiler and there was never any doubt about the outcome. It is
amazing what free men can do once they decide to act. The peaceful democracy
mobilized, men and women labored, toy factories now produced the stuff of war.
The citizens then became warriors, and great deeds were commonplace. Even
heroic deeds were seen.
These citizen-warriors are
among us today, and some are sitting here. Look at these men again. Look at
what they are, what they have been, and what good they have done for their
country and the cause of freedom around the world. Honor them and their
comrades, whose graves we visit today. Look to them for guidance—guidance for
the present and guidance for the future. We shouldn’t look at the era in which
they toiled and sacrificed as if we were visiting a museum or an archaeological
site. We should look at what they did, and how they did it and, in doing so,
honor them by imitating their courage and their sacrifice and their excellence.
Their accomplishments are astonishing to us. And we should learn from them.
They have left a legacy of
freedom, and they taught their children and their children’s children the value
of sacrifice, and work, and virtue, the necessary conditions of freedom—and
they taught us the love of country. These soldiers have become our teachers,
their presence here, and the words and deeds of their lives, remind us of human
excellence, of the things for which we stand, of the courage that is necessary
to maintain those things. They taught us what it means to be a citizen of the
last best hope of earth.
We should look at their
courage, their resoluteness, and their actions. They didn’t expect much from
life, were without resources, save only their wise heads and stout hearts. They
thought themselves ordinary, and ended up being great because much was expected
of them. They didn’t let the free world down.
The Americans going into
World War II came from the farms and the cities, left their plows and their
factories, and these amateurs became deadly warriors. They were then—and still
are—perhaps oddly, given our history, always underestimated by the enemy. They
think we are lazy and soft and undisciplined and none too smart. They think
this because we have made an open society, we are lovers of liberty and
equality, and we think that free men should be prosperous—and we sometimes are
too trusting and naïve. And, as a result, sometimes we are unprepared. But our
enemies then didn’t understand the character of free men. They still don’t.
Once we Americans have been
wronged, or held in contempt, or attacked in peace, we citizens, just ordinary
folks—you know, like U.S. Grant, who in 1860 was a clerk, and Tecumseh Sherman,
who was a bank teller—we become warriors, and we define victory as absolute
annihilation of our adversaries. This is what we did in World War II. We are a
dangerous people.
Knowing how tough we are in
war—how energetic and creative, how organized and full of technological
wizardry, how hard driving and relentless in our pursuit of victory, how dogged
and disciplined and courageous—you would think that our enemies would think
twice before unslipping the dogs of war. Our enemies are suicidal.
One thing is certain, as
the historian Victor Davis Hanson has said, “Thank God we don’t have to fight
anyone like ourselves!!”
And, after the
well-deserved victory in this World War—like the generous people that we are—we
helped rebuild their countries; we wrote constitutions for the defeated, and
insisted that their regimes turn toward democracy and rights. Instead of
enslaving the defeated, we set them free. At their finest hour these Americans
treated their vanquished with magnanimity. It is no wonder that the 20th
century has come to be called the American Century. For this Americans will be
remembered until the last generations.
How is it possible to honor
such men, both the dead and living?
Perhaps we cannot do any
better than to call you the Greatest Generation of the greatest country in the
world.
Perhaps we should make
certain that your stories are told to the young.
Perhaps we should try to
imitate both your purposes and lives, in both peace and war.
Perhaps we should just
sincerely thank you for making sure that this island of liberty would continue.
Perhaps we should just say
this, along with Abraham Lincoln: “Gold is good in its place; but living,
brave, patriotic men, are better than gold.”
We are in your debt and we
thank you. May God always bestow His blessings upon you.
Peter W. Schramm is the
Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center.
Top slogans of memorial day
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| Top slogans of memorial day |
· A
time to honor America’s heroes
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Freedom: All gave some, some gave all
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Survival guide by the working mom
· We
thank you
· With
honor & gratitude, we remember
· Happy
Memorial Day
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Remembering those who paid for our freedom
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Celebrating with you the great spirit of our country
· Keep
calm and Happy memorial Day
· I
love Memorial Day
· So
many lost so many heroes, Memorial Day
· You
always live in your hearts
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Memorial day……Never forgotten
· Bold
as a soldier – Precious as a Life
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