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Veterans Speak About Memorial Day: ‘It’s Not About Us’
On Monday, May 31, Americans from sea to shining sea will observe Memorial Day. However, veterans are quick to remind you: “It’s not about us.”
“Monday is not about us,” Sergeant J.O. Batten, Commander of VFW Post 8713 in Brooksville, Florida told The Epoch Times. “It’s about the men on that wall out there. A lot of people don’t realize that.”
Batten, a United States Marine, served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969.
“The wall” is a granite monument, which stands guard at the front door of VFW. It bears the names of a group of men known as “The Brooksville Eight,” men who were killed in action during the Vietnam War.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
May 28, 2021 | 12:02 PM
The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will host a Memorial Day program and ribbon cutting ceremony Monday (May 31, 2021) at the new State Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls– and a Pierre based company is going to help get people to it.
Jess Marlow with River Cities Public Transit says parking at the Cemetery is very limited, so folks are encouraged to meet at the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance Building (at 1600 W. Russell Street) in Sioux Falls to take one of the River Cities buses to and from the event.