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My Memorial Day Post

Hi everybody,

 

I went to the Memorial Day Service in the City Square today. The speakers said that throughout all the wars dating Back to the Civil War a soldier's last words on the battlefield were "Tell my wife I love her" The speaker said if a soldier was asked what they wanted  when they died, they would say "Take care of my family"

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Today is about remembering not only the fallen but those who have served that are still with us. This Post is dedicated to the veterans that are in my life and a cousin serving in the Coast Guard Academy to make the next generation a better one. They are

Jack Frisch U. S. Army

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Fred Miner U. S. Army

Joel Delofsky U. S. Navy

Stephanie Bugyis (Currently serving in the U. S. Coast Guard Academy)

Today we remember every man and woman that ever wore the nation's uniform

 

United States Army

United States Navy

United States Marine Corps.

United States Air Force

United States Coast Guard

Special Note to Spc. Chris Kube You are never forgotten! :)

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