A day of Remembrance

Memorial Day,

a day set aside as remembrance

of the vigor, 

and the courage, 

and the dedication 

honoring . . . 

A tribute 

to all of America's war dead,

a day to preserve the memories 

of those that have forged ahead 

for our freedoms 

and paid the ultimate price 

. . . with their lives

I ...am...grateful!

Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth;

Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth.

- Thomas Moore

 The brave never die, though they sleep in dust;

Their courage nerves a thousand living men.

- Minot J. Savage