California Vietnam War memorial to the missing vandalized

The ground was still covered with the dead and wounded. The Union lost nearly 365,000 troops and the Confederacy about 260,000.

Americans must consider that they are choosing an individual who controls the most powerful military in the world and who has the power to end life as we know it.

After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.

The date May 30 was chosen for apparently two reasons: It did not coincide with the date of any specific battle and, yes, because flowers would be in bloom. The first national Decoration Day was held on May 30, 1868. Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners.

As President Ronald Reagan so vividly and accurately reminded us, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction”.

Pico Rivera’s Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.at the city’s Veterans Monument and include a tribute to Korean War veterans. Violators could face two years in prison, WTVR reported. General Logan would be sorely disappointed at today’s events. Approximately 25 places have been named in connection with the origin of Memorial Day, many of them in the South where most of the war dead were buried. The holiday became known as Memorial Day by the late 19th century and honored the deceased of all wars fought by US soldiers. The American flag will be flown proudly.

Prayers, patriotic songs and wreath layings marked a Sunday ceremony at Gainesville’s Rock Creek Veterans Park to remember Hall County’s fallen troops from World War I to the War on Terror. Post on social media, create an environment that celebrates in an authentic way and educates those around you on the true meaning of the last Monday in May. There will be parades, ceremonies and salutes to the fallen. They say it’s only fitting that Memorial Day should stand out, regain its significance no matter what day of the week.

Today remains a day for Americans collectively to memorialize the 1.3 million USA war dead from Crispus Attucks killed March 5, 1770, in the Revolutionary War to Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Q. McClintock, killed in hostile fire this year in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in conflict lingering beyond last year’s official end of the war on terror there.

Some Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of the day.

Nearby were the graves of Union soldiers, neglected because they were the enemy. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day. Please see our terms of service for more information.

Fly the flag, go to a Memorial Day parade and visit a local veteran’s cemetery. The day has become one to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, a day to romp on the beach or a day to fire up that shiny new grill for outdoor barbecues. More Americans were killed in the Civil War than in any previous war. We find them in the very fabric of what it means to be an American.

For most Americans, Memorial Day is an annual holiday to honor all who died while defending their nation and its values. God bless all our veterans, past and present.

It’s been 50 years since the Vietnam War, but for many people, the memories are fresh. He has authored six books and a research project dealing with the Vietnam War for the Marine Corps History Division. His tours of duty included the countries of Japan, Okinawa, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam.