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Memorial Day 2020

As we approach Memorial Day, I am once again compelled to remind myself (and others) of the purpose and meaning of this sacred holiday. After the Civil War ended, friends and family would visit the graves of those killed in the war and would decorate them, as a means of remembering and honoring their sacrifice.  …

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Memorial Day – a time of remembrance and reflection.

There are two images that always come to mind on Memorial Day: (Photo credits: Todd Heisler/The Rocky Mountain News, via Associated Press, unknown) (H/T: NY Times, BlackFive) They are concrete examples of two sacrifices: the man that put himself into harm’s way for his country and for his buddies and sacrificed himself for them, and …

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