"They gave up everything for our country, for us.
And all we can do is remember."
—President Ronald Reagan, in a speech he gave at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1985...
#WeRemember #MemorialDay #USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
And all we can do is remember."
—President Ronald Reagan, in a speech he gave at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1985...
#WeRemember #MemorialDay #USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country, in defense of us, in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray haired..."
"But most of them were boys when they died, and they gave up two lives — the one they were living and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to be revered old men..."
⬆️ This #MemorialDay, while at a cookout with friends and neighbors, the host reminded us of these compelling words from President Reagan.
Freedom is not free. 🇺🇸 #WeRemember
Freedom is not free. 🇺🇸 #WeRemember
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