Memorial Day is a day of remembrance in the United States, dedicated to honoring and mourning the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military.

Armed Forces Day is for those still in their uniform. Veterans Day is for those who hung up their uniform. Memorial Day is for those who never made it out of their uniform.

If you had a family member or relative who died in the service please post a picture and say a few words.

This is my uncle Bill Walker.Bill’s first job was working at the local ice cream parlor, Islay’s, when a cone was 5 cents! Then he moved to Meadville and worked at a diner where he dated the owner’s daughter. Bill was drafted into the Army during World War II. Sadly, Bill was one of the thousands of young Americans who came thousands of miles across the sea to Normandy, France. In the grand scope of world history, what these young men achieved was magnificent but also at great human cost. Bill died approximately five weeks after the D-day invasion at one of the toughest battlegrounds early in the war - Saint-Lô. St. Lô, as it’s typically written in American and St-Lô or ST-LO in French, was the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944 and intended to be taken within days of the landing.

 

Dave,

With all due respect to your post: Although I am pleased that you differentiated the difference between the following:

• Memorial Day
• Armed Forces Day
• Veteran's Day

I find it a bit odd to wish people a "HAPPY" Memorial Day. As IMHO there is nothing "happy" about remembering all of those men and women that gave all for their country, is it not a solemn holiday?

 

With all due respect, Dave did not actually type Happy Memorial Day in his post. It was the image he chose.

 

I realize that. But, he chose to use it, non the less.

 

Matt, I agree. So I removed it.

 

My father and his 3 brothers all served in WWII. 3 in the Navy under Admiral Bull Halsey and one in the army under General George Patton. They all came back alive. I agree that there is nothing happy about what they sacrificed for us. They gave their lives so that we may enjoy our freedom this day with our families and friends. We will be celebrating their sacrifices this Memorial Day at our club and all of our veterans who served will be there to honor them. We will never forget them.

 

AF vet here. My Uncle George, whom I was named after, was a Marine who lost his life at Tarawa. The Japanese threw a grenade into a foxhole. George jumped on it and saved all his buddies. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. God bless Uncle George.

 

Wow, a true hero. May he RIP.

 

All the respect in the world to everyone who has served and fought and to those that died doing so. There are only so many humans willing to make those sacrifices and there are no words to properly thank each and every one.

 

We honor and thank all.