"The willingness of
some to give their lives so that others might live never fails to evoke
in us a sense of wonder and mystery. One gets that feeling here on this
hallowed ground, and I have known that same poignant feeling as I looked
out across the rows of white crosses and Stars of David in Europe, in
the Philippines, and the military cemeteries here in our own land. Each
one marks the resting place of an American hero and, in my lifetime, the
heroes of World War I, the Doughboys, the GI's of World War II or Korea
or Vietnam. They span several generations of young Americans, all
different and yet all alike, like the markers above their resting
places, all alike in a truly meaningful way."
-- Ronald Reagan
Remarks at Memorial Day Ceremonies
at Arlington National Cemetery
May 31, 1982
May 31, 1982
Anyone who has ever been to cemetery at Normandy could never fail to be awed and overcome with emotion by what they've seen in front of them.
ReplyDeleteWe all need to be awed. Every day.
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