'We Must Defend Freedom Abroad and at Home'

'We must defend freedom abroad and at home'

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) -- On this Memorial Day, crowds gathered at memorials across the country, including in the nation’s capital. But Beaverton resident Latessa Loveland said taking part in an event in her community meant extra. “I've been to Arlington, and it's a wonderful place to go, and it's really solemn,” she said. “But it's nice to see our own community come together and remember those that have served this community specifically. I'm n…

Memorial Day | 'Hundred years beyond': Cambria County gathering names to honor those who served in World War I

Josh Hauser, the county's director of Veteran Affairs, has compiled a list of more than 130 residents who lost their lives during the United States' involvement in the Great War

Memorial Day: Remember veterans who died from war-related causes - Malheur Enterprise

Memorial Day is a time to set aside our differences and join together in remembering and thanking those brave souls who gave their last full measure for their fellow Americans. They deserve that honor even for serving in what some thought to be an ill-advised conflict. Vietnam turned out to be such a war, but that cannot take away from the fact that the 58,220 service personnel who died in that war were answering the call of their country and do…

Veterans Reflect On The Meaning Of Memorial Day

War no more!This Memorial Day weekend, Veterans For Peace is calling on its members and friends to reflect on the gravity of the day, whose official purpose is to “honor all those who died in service to the U.S. during peacetime and war.” Veterans For Peace chooses to honor ALL who have died in wars, both combatants and civilians. Our hope is that a sober accounting of the casualties of war will mitigate against the tendency to turn Memorial Day…

Legislature honors Vermonters who served and died - Vermont Daily Chronicle

“In our own body we have in our midst two members who have lost family as a result of service to our country during conflict," Morgan said.

The Memorial Day history forgot: The martyrs of the race course

It has become a Daily Kos tradition for me to republish this Memorial Day story I wrote in 2016. Some of the links and text has been updated. I have ancestors, Black and white, who fought for the ...