During Memorial Day weekend or any day get out and do something different! Make a difference and honor our past and current men and women serving to protect our country! Pay tribute to our fallen soldiers and visit war memorials, museums and veteran cemeteries and learn something new about American history. Honor our men and women that are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces by sending care packages to them. Sending care packages to our soldiers is something I have been doing yearly for over 15 years. It's a great feeling to know, that I have contributed to boosting their morale and showing support and giving thanks to all they do in protecting our country. Visit patients at your local VA hospitals. The kindness you give will be much appreciated to these people that may be alone not just during the Memorial Day holiday weekend but any day. Donate and/or offer your time by volunteering at VA hospitals or at the Disabled Veterans of America and many other organizations that cater to helping those that currently serve and have served in our military. Share your ideas on honoring our service men and women by responding to this blog. If you decide to volunteer time in an effort to honor our service men and women, please visit my other blog on tips and ideas for volunteering at:
http://www.progressiveu.org/190000-10-tips-and-ideas-for-volunteering
For more ideas on supporting our troops, please visit my blog on National Military Appreciation Month at:
http://www.progressiveu.org/190000-support-our-troops
Another thought would be to incorporate the premise of the Kindness Project in with paying tribute to our veterans and current military personnel. Please visit my blog on the Kindness Project at:
http://www.progressiveu.org/190000-random-acts-of-kindness-join-the-efforts-of-the-kindness-project
Feel like making a difference in a veteran or soldier's life during National Make a Difference Day? Give care packages to patients in VA Hospitals and send correspondence to those currently serving to protect our country. For more information on Make a Difference Day, visit my blog at:
http://www.progressiveu.org/190000-national-make-a-difference-day-saturday-october-26-2006
Also, check out the following website links on Memorial Day history, facts, events and other info to honor our service men and women:
http://supportveterans.pva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ECRD_homepage
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/memorial/index.jsp
http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/
http://www.patriotism.org/memorial_day/index.html
Thank you for supporting our troops!
Good words, and good advice.
~CallieV
I visited San Francisco last fall and came upon this beautiful tribute to our service men and women at Vista Point by the Golden Gate Bridge. Check out the info on The Lone Sailor Monument at: http://www.lonesailor.org/sf/sfmem.htm.
If you are in Pennsylvania, you may consider visiting the Gettysburg National Military Park, cemetery and battlefield from the civil war. Their website is at: http://www.nps.gov/gett/home.htm
we should especially viteim vets
Here's a link to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial:
http://www.nps.gov/vive/home.htm
Help a child that has one or both parents deployed overseas fighting the global war on terrror by contributing to the projects at Little Patriots Embraced, a not for profit organization at:
http://www.littlepatriotsembraced.com/help.htm
Keep any of these ideas and more in mind for not just Memorial Day, but any day. Our service men and women and their families always need our support for defending our country. So make a positive difference and do some good for them. Thank you.
I found a well written editorial blog online at the indystar.com posted on May 26, 2006 by Jane Lichtenberg about honoring our fallen service men and women and those that continue to serve to protect our country. The blog is titled, 'A Time to Remember.' And you can read more about it at:
http://blogs.indystar.com/expresso/archives/2006/05/a_time_to_remem.html
Here's a very interesting article on a families fight to have medals issued to soldiers killed accidentally during times of war. Please contact your local congressman/woman and help get this honor for our fallen soldiers put into action. Here is a link to the article:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MEM_DAY_ACCIDENTAL_DEATHS?SITE=IN...
A federal iniiative from the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance urges a new american tradition on Memorial Day by encouraging a 30 second pause to honor the fallen on Memorial Day. Whether this is a federal request or not, please take a moment of silence to remember our fallen soldiers on Memorial Day and be thankful for the sacrifices they gave for our freedom.
Please visit the following link to learn more about supporting the effort to award Alex Vraciu the Congressional Medal of Honor for finishing WW11 as the #4 ranked Navy ace with 19 aerial victories.
http://www.alexvraciu.net/