Today is Memorial Day in the U.S., a day when we remember and honor those who have died in service to our country.
Big & Rich's song "8th of November" always brings to mind, not only those who died, but those who survived and live with the memories of their fallen brothers.
This is the flag that used to greet us each time we took a walk. It became old and tattered and was removed, not to be replaced. We miss seeing the symbol of American freedom flying proud in a breeze.
This Memorial Day we would like to share a video titled :Freedom Isn't Free. It's in honor of all our vets who have sacrificed their lives to help keep us free.
Memorial day is a Federal U.S. holiday what has been set aside as a day of remembrance for the men and women who have died in our Armed Forces.
In 2000 the National Moment of Remembrance was passed. We hope you will voluntarily, at 3 PM, stop for a moment of remembrance and respect for the fallen who served us or to listen to "Taps".
This year we would like to widen our tribute post to include those who served and survived but returned home with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury).
We have great respect for our military men and women, past and present. The two men in this video have bad memories but a positive attitude. The song on PTSD is "A Soldier's Memoir" by Joe Bachman.
In the US, Memorial Day is a day we honor military men and women who died in service to their country.
A while back we did a post on Angel Flights, flights that bring soldiers killed in combat (heroes) home.
We'd like to post the shorter version instead of the remix today. (If you'd like to know how the song came about, check out our post USAF Angel Flights.) This is a beautiful song and we feel it appropriate for Memorial Day. Listening to it still gives us teary eyes and chills.
There's a dedication flashed onscreen to the "Red River 44." If you'd like to know who this refers to -
"On September 17, 2008 seven soldiers from the 2-149th Aviation Task Force 34 were killed in a CH47 Chinook crash near Talil, Iraq."
This is for them. And for all our military who have fallen in the line of duty.
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. We are posting a video titled "True Meaning of Memorial Day." We offer it with no other comment, except to say thank you to all who gave everything and to all those they left behind.
