Posted on 05/28/2007 5:43:16 PM PDT by snugs
This weekend was Memorial Day weekend and today's dose is a tribute to this special weekend in honour of America's fallen heroes.
Rolling Thunder made their annual trip to Washington to honour the fallen on Memorial Day Weekend including visiting the White House on Saturday.
On Saturday Vice President Dick Cheney delivered the commencement speech at West Point.
Today the President attended Memorial Day ceremonies at the Arlington National Cemetery.
In the Green Zone in Baghdad there were the first official high level talks between the US and Iran in 27 years.
Americans celebrated Memorial weekend in different ways through out the US and other parts of the world this weekend.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
President Bush Commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetary
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Secretary England, members of the Cabinet, General Pace, members of Congress, members of the United States military, veterans, families of the fallen, our fellow citizens: Welcome.
Today we honor the warriors who fought our nation's enemies, defended the cause of liberty, and gave their lives in the cause of freedom. We offer our love and our heartfelt compassion to the families who mourn them. We pray that our country may always prove worthy of the sacrifices they made.
For seven generations, we have carried our fallen to these fields. Here rest some 360,000 Americans who died fighting to preserve the Union and end slavery. Here rest some 500,000 Americans who perished in two world wars to conquer tyrannies and build free nations from their ruins. Here rest some 90,000 Americans who gave their lives to confront Communist aggression in places such as Korea and Vietnam.
Many names here are known: the 18-year-old Union soldier named Arthur MacArthur, who grabbed a falling flag and carried it up Missionary Ridge; the Tuskegee Airmen who defended America abroad and challenged prejudice at home; the slain war hero and President who asked that we "assure the survival and success of liberty" and found his rest beneath an eternal flame. Still others here are remembered only by loving families. Some are known only to God.
Now this hallowed ground receives a new generat generation of heroes -- men and women who gave their lives in places such as Kabul and Kandahar, Baghdad and Ramadi. Like those who came before them, they did not want war -- but they answered the call when it came. They believed in something larger than themselves. They fought for our country, and our country unites to mourn them as one.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
President George W. Bush bows his head during the reading of the invocation at the Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 28, 2007, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Addressing the gathered audience President Bush said, "The greatest memorial to our fallen troops cannot be found in the words we say or the places we gather. The more lasting tribute is all around us—a country where citizens have the right to worship as they want, to march for what they believe, and to say what they think." White House photo by Joyce Boghosian
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Debbie Lee, of Surprise, Ariz, wipes tears from her eyes as members of Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Corps and other participate in a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 26, 2007. Debbie lost her son, Marc Alan Lee, a Navy Seal, in the Iraq war in 2006.
Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold, left, former commanding officer of the USS Cole, and Gary Scheffmeyer, National President of Rolling Thunder and a navy veteran, salute as the join others in a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 26, 2007.
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Thank you for toiling away at the DOSE, snugs. Happy Poppy Day!
Lucy Walsh, a member of the board of directors for Rolling Thunder, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, De De McClure and Jay Fairlamb, director of Security for Rolling Thunder were greeted by President Bush on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2007
President George W. Bush poses with Jay Fairlamb (R), "Rolling Thunder" director of security, and veterans advocate Nikki Mendicino (L) while greeting the leadership of "Rolling Thunder" at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC. "Rolling Thunder" is a non-profit organization for motorcycle functions to publicize the POW-MIA issue and help US veterans
President Bush receives Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, right, and members of Rolling Thunder leadership on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2007.
President Bush welcomes Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, left, and Donald Schaible, director of Florida Rolling Thunder, to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2007.
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President George W. Bush (L) leads Artie Muller (2nd L, in black beret), Founder and National Director of the Rolling Thunder veterans motorcycle gathering, and other members of his organization to a meeting in the Oval Office as they arrive during their Memorial Day ride at the White House in Washington, May 27, 2007
President George W. Bush poses with Jay Fairlamb (R), "Rolling Thunder" director of security, and veterans advocate Nikki Mendicino (L) while greeting the leadership of "Rolling Thunder" at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC. "Rolling Thunder" is a non-profit organization for motorcycle functions to publicize the POW-MIA issue and help US veterans from all wars
Participants in the 20th annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom cross the Memorial Bridge in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2007. The Robert E. Lee home and Arlington National Cemetery can been seen in the background.
An unidentified spectator gives a high five to a participant of the 20th annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom as they cross the Memorial Bridge in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2007.
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Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, Lynne Cheney, right, is escorted into Michie Stadium before the start of graduation ceremonies Saturday, May 26, 2007 at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, NY. Nine hundred seventy eight cadets received their diplomas and will enter the U.S. Army as second lieutenants.
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, honors a West Point tradition by touching a plaque on the edge of a concrete wall as he enters Michie Stadium to speak at the military academy's graduation ceremony Saturday, May 26, 2007 at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, N.Y.
Vice President Dick Cheney stands for the playing of the national anthem Saturday, May 26, 2007, during graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by David Bohre
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the commencement address Saturday, May 26, 2007, during graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The Vice President remarked, "There's a saying here -- that 'much of the history we teach was made by the people we taught.' By training the senior leadership of the Army, this institution has been absolutely critical to fighting and winning America's wars. If there had never been a Long Gray Line, I doubt that America would still be a free nation today." White House photo by David Bohrer
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((((Thanks much for this Memorial Day Dose for us Snugs/Eleanor!))))
A graduating West Point cadet salutes Vice President Dick Cheney before receiving his diploma Saturday, May 26, 2007 at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, NY. Cheney gave the graduation address to 978 cadets who will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.
A West Point cadet signals family and friends during his graduation ceremony Saturday, May 26, 2007 at West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, NY. Nine hundred seventy eight cadets received their diplomas and will enter the U.S. Army as second lieutenants.
Thank you, snugs. Sad-and-beautiful day/pics.
Vice President Dick Cheney waves while holding a gift from the class of 2007 after he delivered the commencement speech at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York
Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy toss their hats in celebration Saturday, May 26, 2007, following commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by David Bohrer
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