More than 218,000 American
servicemen are buried overseas in countless cemeteries in numerous countries
such as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, England, Italy, Luxembourg and the Philippines,
to name a few. Hundreds of thousands more are buried here at home, on this
hallowed ground. There have been more than 1.3
million military fatalities over the course of American history.
The rag-tag militia that somehow
defeated the greatest military the world had yet known eventually morphed into the
strongest military in the history of the world. That fighting force was
downsized recently, and is stretched to its limits, though is on the upswing
again under President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Through it
all, we in the United States have always been blessed with fighting men (and
women) of peerless character and resolve.
So, Militia, Minutemen, Army,
Navy, Marines, Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, Army Air Force, Air Force, the Big Red
One, Coast Guard, Delta Force, Navy Seals, the Green Berets, Rangers, reserves,
national guard, etc. Whatever your designation and whatever your branch,
wherever and whenever you served and wherever you are now, whether gracing
Heaven or Earth: We thank you. Or we should.
Elie Wiesel said: “Without
memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no
society, no future.”
Without those who served,
there would be no America.
And we should never forget
that.
Here’s to you and your
families on this Memorial Day.
God Bless.
Semper Fi.
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