I’d like us to focus our thoughts and actions on the true meaning of Memorial Day – because it matters.
All of us who have served in the military, especially those who served in wartime, have comrades and friends who did not return home that we think of everyday.
We must never forget the self-sacrifice that a select group of Americans made from the founding of our country through the Global War on Terrorism. Nothing is more painful than the loss of a comrade, father, mother, son or daughter. We owe a great debt to these men and women that we can never repay, but we must try, and we invite our friends, neighbors and co-workers to do the same.
I want to ensure no one forgets the true meaning of Memorial Day and no one forgets that behind every name is the legacy of someone who gave their life so we might live in freedom in our great nation.
Eisenhower at cemetery in Normandy, France, with graves of D-Day soldiers, 1963: pic.twitter.com/W0dKXlJdS9
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 28, 2018