Memorial Day
“‘Let no ravages of time testify to the present or the coming generations that we, as a people, have forgotten the cost of a free and undivided republic.’
“With that solemn promise, Army General John Logan signed the order in 1868 that established Memorial Day. We have honored his promise faithfully ever since, and this year — with our nation still at war and a new generation of heroes fighting and dying for freedom — we will do it again.
“Upon the graves of our war dead — be they from Lexington and Concord; Gettysburg and Antietam; the Argonne Forest or the beaches of Normandy; Chosin and Inchon; Saigon and the Mekong Delta; Baghdad or Kandahar — rests not only the memories and the pride of valor past, but the hope and the vision of a better, more peaceful future.”
Adm. Mike Mullen’s Memorial Day Message
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army
