On Memorial Day

Written by: Jim Dean on May 26, 2008 12:43 PM EDT

On this day, when we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, we join all Americans in thanking those who are serving and have served America in its defense.  From the battlefields of the Civil War to the mountains of Afghanistan to the streets of Iraq, we remember and pay tribute to the far too many who have given their lives.

On this day, I remember the words of Moina Michael’s poem:

We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.   

On this day, we will not forget and we will not let anyone else forget.

Jim Dean

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