Contents tagged with memorial day
Filed in: US Constitution | by Edward White | 8:10 AM May. 26, 2013
A Meaningful Memorial Day
Each morning when I raise the American flag outside my house, I remember what my father, a World War II and Korean War veteran, used to say: the red stripes represent those who gave their lives so you can be free. Memorial Day is a time this country has set aside for us to remember our fallen heroes. As President Reagan explained in his 1986 speech at Arlington National Cemetery: “Today is the day we put aside to remember fallen heroes and to pray that no heroes will ever have to die for ... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by David French | 3:49 PM May. 24, 2013
Remembering
On this Memorial Day, many of our members and readers are thinking less of swimming pools, cookouts, and days off than they are of the sacrifices of family and friends – of the faces they’ll never again see this side of heaven. That’s Memorial Day to me. That’s every Memorial Day. I wrote the following last year in National Review, and it’s as appropriate now as it was then: Four years ago this Memorial Day I was home on leave from my Iraq deployment. I was sti... Continue Reading
Filed in: Military Prayer | by Jay Sekulow | 4:43 PM May. 25, 2012
Defending Those Who Fight for Our Freedom
The brave men and women of our military have dedicated their abilities, and even their very lives, to defending the freedoms that we all enjoy in America. Were it not for their sacrifice, we may not enjoy the freedoms of speech, religion, and economic opportunity that have made America what it is today. As we celebrate those who have dedicated their lives fighting for us, we must never take for granted the freedoms that we enjoy. Even today, we face threats to our religious liberty from our ow... Continue Reading