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Memorial Day; Honor those who died to protect our way of live.


“In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, and the mindless in those who have never achieved his title. Do not forget that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind, and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The desired world can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours.” Ayn Ran
As a reminder, Memorial Day evolved from Decoration Day, started in 1868 as a day to decorate the graves of those who died in America's Civil War. But it was not until 1971 that Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday in May. Monday is also Confederate Memorial Day in Virginia.  Traditionally, on Memorial Day, the president or vice president gives a speech at Arlington National Cemetery and lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. What will the official word be this year?
Unlike WWI and WWII, Americans have not been asked to sacrifice at home. A different form of sacrifice is fast approaching, with oil knocking at $150 a barrel, and its price rise is linked to our foreign wars. Given that America's armed forces remain entangled in the Middle East consider reviewing this justification for the war from About's Guide to Terrorism, Amy Zalman.
Last year, US Foreign Policy Guide Keith Porter reflected on the Vietnam Memorial and the "imaginary line marking the spot in time" when the American consensus was that the war was "unwinnable." Where will that imaginary line lie when the Iraq War memorial is built? Have we crossed it?
Things you need to know if you plan to visit Arlington National Cemetery. What are the 11 federal holidays in the United States? Learn more about Memorial Day at History.com.

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Diah said…
thanks for sharing!
May 30, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Anonymous said…
Should be honored every man who died for his country, but American soldiers mostly died not to protect American way of life, but to change other people's way.
May 30, 2010 at 4:33 PM
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