The National Veterans Memorial and Museum on Tuesday announced its Memorial Day weekend events.Events include a CrossFit Hero Workout The Murph Challenge
One by one the families stepped forward these moms and dads and widows and daughters and sons to gently place a white carnation into a wicker basket to memorialize and remember the ones they loved who gave all they had for the love of country.
As they reached the edge of the reflecting pool in the Memorial Grove at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, some crossed themselves. A few knelt. A couple of men saluted. Many wiped away tears.
The solemn Gold Star Family Vigil at the museum on W. Broad Street Friday night was a reminder of what Memorial Day is really all about: Honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.