Honoring those who sacrificed their lives in service to their county...

[BjornF16]

On Memorial Day the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.

The half-staff position remembers the more than one million men and women who gave their lives in service of their country. At noon their memory is raised by the living, who resolve not to let their sacrifice be in vain, but to rise up in their stead and continue the fight for liberty and justice for all.

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thanks Bjorn, and everyone on this forum who has served or is serving for preserving our freedom. Most importantly, thank you as well to all the fallen service men and women, we wouldnt have the freedoms we have without these great sacrifices. God Bless You and America. Now Im going to cook my Boston butts and have an adult beverage in your honor!

[Von Gruff]

Indeed, they stand on the ramparts