We have not forgotten..
never forgotten -never forget
Memorial Day is a day that commemorates all men and women who have died while serving in the military for the United States of America.
The history of Memorial Day 2021 dates back to the American Civil War. It started as an event to honor soldiers who had died during the war. It is said to be inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored the dead. The original national celebration of Decoration Day took place on 30 May 1868. There was over twenty four cities and towns across the United States that claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. Waterloo (New York) was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966. In the late 19th century, the holiday (previously known as Decoration Day) became known as Memorial Day and was expanded to include the deceased veterans of all the wars fought by American forces. Originally, the holiday used to be celebrated on May 30, regardless of the day of the week that it fell on. In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed and as a result the day changed.
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OIF 10th Mountain remembered Remains belonging to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alex Jimenez and Specialist Byron Fouty will be buried together February 17, 2009, in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The remains were discovered in a shallow grave in Iraq on July 8, 2008. The two soldiers were captured by terrorists in a May 12, 2007, ambush in a section of Iraq called the Triangle of Death |
Here now There -Heavenly rest
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Remember, the fifth of November”
“It’s the knock on the door you never want to come,” Thomas said.
Army Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis
Died November 5, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
34, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Nov. 5 in Tal jAl-Dahab, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during combat operations.
Army Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis
Died November 5, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
34, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion
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| Indiana County, Pa Memorial Park |
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Local cemetery- Shadows - the name is weathered off this stone yet the impact of this one life goes on forever |
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My uncle died in WWII - my dad’s youngest brother -19 years old buried in Gettysburg National Military Park |
