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MEMORIAL DAY FORUM

On Memorial Day, Veterans, active military, family & friends across the country will come together to reflect, thank & honor all who have given their lives to protect our country, along with all of You who have proudly served. VetFriends.com is very interested in hearing from all of you, our Veteran brothers & sisters, active military, family & friends, on what Memorial Day means to each of you. Please visit the forum today to share your thoughts and read the collection.

Gene Swarbrick,

I served as a member of the Coast Guard contingent as part of the Honor Guard for the 1958 Interment of the Unknowns. We marched approx. 4 1/2 miles from the Capital into Arlington Cemetery. It was surely a very great honor for me and a extremely moving moment in my life.

Mike,

Memorial Day is a time to gather and honor our fallen heroes from past Wars and the Present. God Bless America and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Jody Palmer,

Memorial Day means, remembering those, our soldiers who have fought & those who are now fighting for us, to keep our freedom, & especially those, who lost, & sacrificed their lives, to keep our country free.

Arnie W.Sundberg,

Memorial Day is a time to show your honor to those who gave their all for freedom. A time to visit family and friends who have past on. Get together with family and friends and share memories. A time to honor all veterans of all wars.

Cathy (Nelson) Agbay,

Memorial Day means to me to remember all the soldiers that lost their lives defending our country & helping ensure peace in other countries. My brother gave his life in Vietnam at a young age, and never got to find out what life would really be about. I also lost alot of friends that served in Vietnam.My husband was also in Vietnam, and survived through all of it. Yet he suffered alot inside of what he went through. Especially how some people treated him when he came home. He suffered alot of stressful moments caused by the war. I think there should be a day to honor not just the fallen soldiers, but a special day to give tribute to all the soldiers that served our country in times of war.

littlegirl@att.net,

Memorial Day, to me, is when this Country should show respect and honor to the men and women that sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that we enjoy. Since my father died in Viet Nam, everyday is Memorial Day. I will always be grateful to all who served and are currently.

Brian,

May to me is Veteran's Month. V-E day May 7,8 1945. Armed Forces Day always the 3rd Saturday of May, and of course, Memorial Day. May I take this opportunity to say Well Done to all of our Veterans. My Dad, Russell O. Whiteleather, Army WWII, My Brother Russell J. Whiteleather, Marines Vietnam, My Brother Richard A. Whiteleather, Marine Philippines. Thank God for our Veterans - America's Great Treasure. God Save the United States of America For God & Country Ruth Ann Wilson ,Memorial Day to me is a day for everyone to thank all in the military who gave all for the price of freedom. We all know Freedom Isn't Free. I have lost friends over in Iraq and Afgan so it is a day for me to remember them.

Roger Searcy,

My Grandfather served the Army in Gen. Pershings's move against Pancho Villa, and then followed Pershing to Europe in WW1, with the Tennessee Volunteers, 101st Rainbow Division....Gramps fought in the trenches in France....My late father, Army Air Corps,WW2...my late Uncle Sid, Army, the Phillippines, Leyte Invasion..My late Uncle Larry, US Navy to include the Murmansk run, the Leyte Gulf and Normandy...Lost five ships from beneath him...My cousin Denny, Kia in Viet Nam....My brother Rob and I, helicopter pilots in Viet Nam, my nephew Justin, Marines in Irag....Nephew Ryan , US Navy....How PROUD I am of my Family, but my buddies lost in Viet Nam are close to my heart too...they were my Brothers and I wish all of there families well....Being a Vet gives me a kindship to the Minute Men of the Revolutionary War, The War of the States, San Juan Hill, Gaudalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Siapan, The Battle for Hue, Khe Sahn, I Drang, Granada, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somolia, Kosovo and a hundred other places that WE, the soldier, sailor, airman, marine, DONT want to be, but will serve TO THE Best for OUR desire to see ALL PEOPLES FREE!!!! I thank ALL the military ranks AND there dedicated families to a cause that allows the simple person to achieve and seek the realm not afforded the peoples beyond OUR borders. I thank you, and pray for the givers. Sincerely, Roger Francis Searcy as of late CWO, B Trp 3/17 Air Cav, Viet Nam

Julie C. Heredia,

I have always been a patriotic person.But ever since my late grandfather Edward Miranda Rodriguez who is now with the angels awaiting for our arrival; served in WWII and never spoke a word of it. In his honor I thank every and any soldier active or inactive.Have actually applied to volunteer for the USO at our local airport. And have adopted a soldier currently in Iraq.(Spc. Brian Padilla who is 24 years old)I feel compelled to give our boys all the moral support that I can provide. (PRAYER) I thank and appreciate all Armed Forces, God Bless each and every one of you!

Ipatiplakat,

TSGT. RET.Albany GA,

When I think of Memorial Day, it brings to my mind a Holiday to show our respect to love ones lost tat have made the ultimate sacrifice, and have laid down their lives so we may be free. We give time to reflect, honor and give thanks to the many heroic men and women who are no longer with us. We also would like to give thanks to our active military and Veterans, who have and currently are protecting our American nation. Our Nation never forgets our Veterans . ,0 , When I think of Memorial Day, it brings to my mind a Holiday to show our respect to love ones lost tat have made the ultimate sacrifice, and have laid down their lives so we may be free. We give time to reflect, honor and give thanks to the many heroic men and women who are no longer with us. We also would like to give thanks to our active military and Veterans, who have and currently are protecting our American nation. Our Nation never forgets our Veterans . ,0 ,0 , When I think of Memorial Day, it brings to my mind a Holiday to show our respect to love ones lost tat have made the ultimate sacrifice, and have laid down their lives so we may be free. We give time to reflect, honor and give thanks to the many heroic men and women who are no longer with us. We also would like to give thanks to our active military and Veterans, who have and currently are protecting our American nation. Our Nation never forgets our Veterans . ,0 , When I think of Memorial Day, it brings to my mind a Holiday to show our respect to love ones lost tat have made the ultimate sacrifice, and have laid down their lives so we may be free. We give time to reflect, honor and give thanks to the many heroic men and women who are no longer with us. We also would like to give thanks to our active military and Veterans, who have and currently are protecting our American nation. Our Nation never forgets our Veterans . ,0 ,0 ,0 ,I will remember LT. Bob rice and my dad Dr. Bourgeois who both served in the U.S. ARMY

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F Gregg Meagher,

Memorial Day is an important time for those who know the losses involved. However, I would like that this Day represents homage not only to the physical aspects we have shared; but also, to the reality that we share a DNA beyond physical minds, hearts, or bodies. We are always 'One' and what we do here now must always be a continuance of what we started together. What we believed in together. I know not 'death' other than as a definition of 'man' for loss of our physical aspects. But we are more than just a 'body'; we always have been, and we always will be. I will share 'Being' always with those I have served with. I am an ex-Sgt USMC (1964 - 1970) Vietnam '67 / '68. Thanks for letting me express what I live.

Linda,

Memorial Day 2007 is to remember comrades in arms and pay tribute to them.

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