Memorial Day observance
To the editor:
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. This year Memorial Day occurred on Monday, May 31, and our Greater Pine Island Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4353 held a most memorable ceremony at their post Home on Stringfellow Drive.
Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War. But during World War I the United States found itself embroiled in another major conflict, and the holiday evolved to commemorate American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, The Vietnam War, The Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced bipartisan legislation to support military and veterans’ families across the country by increasing the maximum coverage amount available under the Servicemember Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) policy. Congressman Roy was joined by fellow House Committee on Veterans Affairs members
We recently had the opportunity to join in celebrating the completion of a very special project in Pocatello that is yet another reminder of the magnitude of respect and gratitude
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On Memorial Day, Michael Rosensteel walked in his H-E-B at 250 University Blvd., in Round Rock and noticed a bulletin board where customers could write the names of loved ones they ve lost while serving in the military.
He said a serviceman stood by and gave a salute every time a name was listed on the board. Well, it turns out, the Marine veteran is also a fellow H-E-B partner. Store manager Brandon, who chose not to share his last name, told MySA.com he stood in front of the bulletin for more than 14 hours in dress blues.