In Memoriam.

[Bugman]

Next Monday we observe Memorial Day. Many of us will gather with family and friends for a cookout, a trip to a lake or beach or other activities. Enjoy your weekend, but take a moment to remember what the day really stands for.

Lexington and Concord. Brandywine. Trenton. Yorktown. Fort McHenry. Lake Erie. New Orleans. Fort Sumter. First and Second Manassas. Antietam. Hampton Roads. Mobile Bay. Shilo. Gettysburg. Belleau Wood. Argonne Forest. Pearl Harbor. Kasserine Pass. Sicily. Midway. Tarawa. Cebu. Iwo Jima. Leyte Gulf. Normandy. Bastogne. Pusan. Inchon. Heartbreak Ridge. Chosin Reservoir. Dak To. Khe San. Tet. Desert Storm. Afghanistan. Iraq.

Posted this day to honor and remember those who gave the most precious gift one can give to another, their life.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

 

[b0xr]

Happy Memorial Day. God Bless Our Troops.

 

[milagros317]

Thank you for timely reminder of the real meaning of Memorial Day, Bugman.

 

[kered]

Thanks, Buggy!

 

[paracarl44]

Another veteran thanks you, Buggy.

 

[C.A.B.]

Semper Fidelis

 

[Ticklurk]

To those who have died since last Memorial Day.

Army PFC Jacob H Wykstra, 21 years old
Army Capt Jason B Jones, 29 years old
Army PFC Matthew H Walker, 20 years old
Army Cpl Justin R Clouse, 22 years old
Army Spc Justin R Helton, 25 years old
Army Spc Terry J Hume, 34 years old
Army SSgt Jason A McDonald, 28 years old
Army SSgt Scott R Studenmund, 24 years old
Army Pvt Aaron S Toppen, 19 years old
Navy BM Seaman Yeshabel Villot-Carrasco, 23 years old
Marine LCpl Brandon J Garabrant, 19 years old
Marine SSgt David H Stewart, 34 years old
Marine LCpl Adam F Wolff, 25 years old
Marine Sgt Thomas Z Spitzer, 23 years old
Army PFC Donnell A Hamilton Jr, 20 years old
Army SSgt Benjamin G Prange, 30 years old
Army PFC Keith M Williams, 19 years old
Army SSgt Girard D Gass Jr, 33 years old
Army Maj Gen Harold J Greene, 55 years old
Army Sgt 1st Class Samuel C Hairston, 35 years old
Army Sgt 1st Class Matthew I Leggett, 39 years old
Army Sgt Christopher W Mulalley, 26 years old
Army Spc Brian K Arsenault, 28 years old
Marine Sgt Charles C Strong, 28 years old
Navy Lt j.g. Stephen Byus, 39 years old
Army Maj Michael J Donahue, 41 years old
Army Sgt 1st Class Andrew T Weathers, 30 years old
Marine Cpl Jordan L Spears, 21 years old
Army Maj Jonathan D Walker, 44 years old
Marine LCpl Sean P Neal, 19 years old
Navy Cmdr Christopher E Kalafut, 49 years old
Army Sgt 1st Class Michael A Cathcart, 31 years old
Army Spc Joseph W Riley, 27 years old
Army SgtMaj Wardell Turner, 48 years old
Air Force Capt William H Dubois, 30 years old
Army SSgt Matthew R Ammerman, 29 years old
Army Spc Wyatt J Martin, 22 years old
Army Sgt 1st Class Ramon S Morris, 37 years old
Army SSgt Lance J Bergeron, 40 years old
Army SSgt Thomas Florich, 26 years old
Army CWO4 George W Griffin Jr, 37 years old
Army CWO4 George D Strother, 44 years old
Marine SSgt Andrew C Seif, 26 years old
Marine SSgt Kerry M Kemp, 27 years old
Marine SSgt Liam A Flynn, 33 years old
Marine SSgt Trevor P Blaylock, 29 years old
Marine SSgt Marcus S Bawol, 26 years old
Marine MSgt Thomas A Saunders, 33 years old
Marine Capt Stanford H Shaw III, 31 years old
Army Spc John M Dawson, 22 years old
Air Force Tech Sgt Anthony E Salazar, 40 years old
Marine LCpl Jacob A Hug, 22 years old
Marine Cpl Sara A Medina, 23 years old
Marine Sgt Ward M Johnson IV, 29 years old
Marine Sgt Eric M Seaman, 30 years old
Marine Capt Dustin R Lukasiewicz, 28 years old
Marine Capt Christopher L Norgren, 31 years old
Marine LCpl Joshua E Barron, 24 years old
Marine LCpl Matthew J Determan, 21 years old

I'm sure this list is in no way exhaustive.

Semper Fidelis

 

[desdemona]

We also honor the animals who have served and died for their country. No part is too small.