Memorial Day; today we honor our fallen

I hope you all enjoy your long weekend, but please take a few moments to reflect on the reason for Memorial Day. We honor and are truly thankful for all those who selflessly gave their lives or health in service of our great nation, and we treasure the precious gift of freedom that their valor has purchased at such high cost. We owe them an eternal debt of gratitude.

"Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic." ~John A. Logan
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UPDATE: Other good posts to read on this most solemn day...

• Black Five
• Jenn of the Jungle
• Say Anything
• Ace of Spades HR
• Captain Ed
• Wyatt Earp
• Texas Rainmaker