Saturday, May 25, 2019

Another Memorial Day

For Memorial Day this year I wanted to say something about the sacrifice of our soldiers, the price they paid and the commitment we have to keep our country free. Their sacrifice should never be taken for granted. Freedom is not free and I pray we never forget that. 

However I realized that others have put into words what I struggle to say. So I looked up a few poems and posted them along with the authors names and the URL's where I found them below. There's many amazing poems and prayers out there that I would encourage you to take a look at as you remember what this day is truly about. In the interest of wanting to give proper credit and not infringe on copyrights I tried to find ones that I could cite the authors and show the links. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.


On This Memorial Day

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Published: June 2014

Remember those who served before.
Remember those who are no more.
Remember those who serve today.
Remember them as we eat and play.
Remember our protectors-
who are not home today.
Remember them all on Memorial Day

FALLEN SOLDIERS
by Cathy Jo Moore
Yes they gave their lives
So that we could be free
So we could live in a land
A land of liberty
They went and fought in battle
And never did return
Leaving behind their loved ones
Who so deeply yearned
So let's all remember them
Giving honor, thanks and prayers
For our fallen soldiers
Who have shown us
Just how much they cared

Del “Abe” Jones

MEMORIAL DAY, 2002
Freedom’s Memorial

This day is set aside
to honor those
who took the chance to die.
But they have died in vain
if we ever forget
the reason why.
Freedom can be like time
slipping away
before we even know.
But we all have the choice
more, a duty
to battle freedoms’ foe.
Let us give thanks this day
to all those brave
who paid the highest cost.
Not take it for granted
and realize
it easily could be lost.

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