Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
On this Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who gave all in service of our nation. Originally called Decoration Day after the US Civil War, as we decorate their graves in memory, we honor their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families. During the Civil War, roughly twice as many soldiers died from disease […]
Memorial Day honors our soldiers who died in battle. While we respect and remember all of our veterans, Memorial Day is set aside to specifically pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic proclaimed May 30, […]
Remarks for Slayton, Minnesota, Memorial Day Service 2012 -John C. Shepard Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. President Abraham Lincoln spoke these words in the Autumn of 1863, on the battlefield […]
