"Let us then, in the time appointed, gather around their sacred remains
and garland the passionless mounds above them
with choicest flowers of springtime;
let us raise above them the dear old flag they saved from dishonor;
let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to
aid and assist those whom they have left among us
a sacred charge upon the Nation's gratitude
Excerpt from General Order No. 11
issued by
Headquarters, Grand Army of the Republic,
Washington D.C.
May 5, 1868
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| Statue at Boalsburg, Pa., commemorating the town as the first to celebrate Decoration Day. |
We are fortunate . . . for, in our family, all of those who fought, in every war
from The Revolutionary War through Viet Nam came home.
Today, we honor those who did not!
4 comments:
Beautiful tribute. Those statues are so poignant.
I never knew about this town. Thank you! I had ancestors in every way through WWII and they came back. (Well, no one was in the Spanish American War.) We are fortunate.
Beautiful Tribute!
I hope that soon there will be more such posts.
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