Speaker: Memorial Day Calls Us to Both Remembrance and Action

Speaker: Memorial Day calls us to both remembrance and action

LOGAN — Marine veteran Tim O’Hara told a Memorial Day crowd in Logan’s Worthington Park Monday that they were gathered “to honor the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this nation.”

Remembering the Lost Birds on a Special Day

During the recent Memorial Day ceremony, the authors heard the loud “wheeeeep” of a Great Crested Flycatcher calling nearby. (Photo by David Small) We treasure Memorial Day as a day of remembrance of the past, holding dear those who have died while serving to protect our nation. We also think of and honor others who served in the military but were spared. It’s also a time of memorializing loved ones in general.  After a number of days of rain, t…

Memorial Day speaker urges remembrance of fallen heroes - The Amelia Bulletin Monitor

Called to give the keynote speech at the Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia on Monday (May 26), Bobby Arnold (Col., U.S. Army, ret.) referenced some servicemen and -women who had given their all in service of the nation. Col. Arnold had been scheduled just to give the welcome and other aspects of the event, but was called upon to give the keynote address after scheduled keynote speaker, District 10 state Senat…