Memorial Day

Memorial Day

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Kelly Strong

"So long as there are men will be wars" Albert Einstein

 "Siempre que existan hombres, habrá guerras"

 

"The cost of liberty is less thant the cost of represion" Web Dubois

"El costo de la represion es mayor que el costo de la libertad"

 

"The purpose of all war is ultimately peace" Saint Augustine.

"El propósito final de toda guerra es la paz)"

Gloria eterna a los que han ofrendado sus vidas por la libertad!

Feedom isn´t free: La libertad tiene su precio; no es gratis

Memorial Day

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Kelly Strong

"So long as there are men will be wars" Albert Einstein

 "Siempre que existan hombres, habrá guerras"

 

"The cost of liberty is less thant the cost of represion" Web Dubois

"El costo de la represion es mayor que el costo de la libertad"

 

"The purpose of all war is ultimately peace" Saint Augustine.

"El propósito final de toda guerra es la paz)"

What is the former name of Memorial Day?

Decoration Day

Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May and marks the solemn time when Americans honor the soldiers that died in military service. When the observance was first declared in 1868 by General John Logan, it was called Decoration Day in reference to a tradition of decorating the graves of those whose lives were lost in the Civil War and its set date was May 30. In the years following World War I, the day picked up the more inclusive name Memorial Day as people began to use it as time to honor all who died in all US wars. For many, the holiday signifies the unofficial beginning of the summer season.

There is frequent confusion between Memorial Day and its companion holiday, Veterans Day. The purpose of Memorial Day is to honor those who have died in American military service, while November 11, Veterans Day, is for those who have served the US in war and survived. Veteran derives from the Latin veteranus meaning “mature, experienced” and has been used to refer to experienced soldiers for centuries.

Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, marking the agreement that brought an end to World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 (November 11th, 1918). In 1954, the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day in the United States. However, in some parts of the world, November 11 is known as Remembrance Day.

Memorial Day: Gloria eterna a los que han ofrendadado sus vidas por la libertad!

Feedom isn´t free: La libertad tiene su precio; no es gratis

Memorial Day

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Kelly Strong

"So long as there are men will be wars" Albert Einstein

Siempre que existan hombres, habrá guerras

"The cost of liberty is less thant the cost of represion" Web Dubois

El costo de la represion es mayor que el costo de la libertad

"The purpose of all war is ultimately peace" Saint Augustine.

El propósito final de toda guerra es la paz)