This is a profound season for 3,245,900 young adults in America: graduating from high school, and they represent a unique generation. They – and their younger siblings – live in a period unlike any before: America has been at war – continually – through their entire lifetimes. Years ago, the Joy family were contemporaries in …
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Memorial Day – The War with No Conscientious Objectors
Memorial Day. Often confused with Veterans Day, Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving as members of America’s military forces; Veterans Day honors the service of the living. One of the newest – and most striking – tributes to the fallen is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the National Mall, in …
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Memorial Day
May 25, 2015 The name was changed, but the focus was not. Decoration Day. Originally practiced beginning in 1868 – after the Civil War (or, to some, the War Between the States) – when an organization of veterans from the Union Army declared a particular day in May for people to visit and honor the …
Memorial Day
May 27, 2014 “A day to honor our ancestors.” There’s a church a mile away from my home that has a monument sign out-front that challenges my spiritual maturity, constantly. The message changes every week; each time I go by, I’m reminded that the designation “church” is very fluid and flexible. The pastor is very …