On Memorial Day, Remember

Memorial Day is about remembering—and looking forward.

Those who have served (and are serving) our country give us the precious gift of freedom—not just in the since of having the legal and political rights as citizens, but in the since of freedom from tyranny, want, and ignorance. They have offered us a chance at the gift, but it is up to each of us to protect and maintain that gift.

Memorial Day celebrates those who have served—especially those who have given the last “full measure of devotion” in the cause of freedom, liberty, and justice for all. We honor them by preserving the nation that they fought for and by standing up for what’s right and good and true.

So, on this Memorial Day weekend, thank veterans and active service members for their service and fly your flag. It’s your country too, and it’s up to all of us to keep it.

“…that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Abraham Lincoln

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