05/27/2024
To all those who served,
Today we celebrate Memorial Day, a day to honor our fallen heroes. Many of you have personal experience with fallen heroes. You lost your buddies. It’s an indelible memory that has impacted you. Perhaps you have survivor’s guilt that has impacted you going forward.
Memorial Day is a day that you can personally honor those fallen heroes that you knew. You can honor them by acknowledging their sacrifice and that you had the privilege of knowing them. You can honor them by moving forward with your own life, continuing what they would have done. You can honor them by taking care of yourself to be of service to others. There is a reason your life was spared.
May you be proud on this Memorial Day—proud to have served your country alongside all fallen heroes throughout our country’s history, from the Revolutionary War to today, serving to protect and preserve the freedom that our Revolutionary War ancestors fought to attain.
On Memorial Day, we honor our fallen heroes and remember the sacrifices made by our Veterans and service members in defending our freedom. These individuals share a deep love and loyalty for our country and have sacrificially chosen to lay their lives on the line in a myriad of different ways to protect our nation.
While we know that remembrance and honor should not ever be contained to a singular day, we do want to pause and thank each and every one of you for the service and sacrifices you have made to defend our freedoms. We are forever grateful for your choice to serve—we know this service comes at a cost—and although our recognition cannot fully encapsulate the gratitude we hold for your sacrifices, we want you to know they will never be forgotten.
Today and every day, we honor our fallen heroes, and we honor you.
We know that today is a heavy day, as we honor, remember, respect and grieve those who have lost their lives in military service defending the United States of America. We reflect on those brave and selfless individuals today with solemn gratitude.
May you take time to practice gratitude for their lives and your life, and to be mindful of the gifts you have been given.
