May 26, 2019
Oh, beautiful for heroes provedIn liberating strife,Who more than self their country loved,And mercy more than life!America! America!May God thy gold refine,Till all success be nobleness,And ev’ry gain divine.
inspired by BILL KEATING, JR.
Oh, beautiful for heroes provedIn liberating strife,Who more than self their country loved,And mercy more than life!America! America!May God thy gold refine,Till all success be nobleness,And ev’ry gain divine.
Decoration Day Address, 1868Arlington National CemeteryCongressman James A. Garfield
More“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13
More“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Our nation will remain the Land of the Free only so long as it is the Home of the Brave.”
More“It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country, in defense of us, in wars far away.
More