Posted on 05/30/2010 9:20:52 PM PDT by CaroleL
There are no better words to remind us of the significance and the sanctity of Memorial Day than these by our 40th president:
Once each May, amid the quiet hills and rolling lanes and breeze-brushed trees of Arlington National Cemetery, far above the majestic Potomac and the monuments and memorials of our Nation's Capital just beyond, the graves of America's military dead are decorated with the beautiful flag that in life these brave souls followed and loved.
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