Memorial Day: Remembering their sacrifice

| | TrackBacks (0)

It's easy to forget the purpose of this holiday that has become the unofficial start of the summer vacation season. But the point of Memorial Day is to remember -- to remember those soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who gave their lives in defense of our freedom.

A number of area cemeteries will hold special ceremonies today to honor our war dead.

Another way to honor those who died is to listen their stories as told by their brothers-in-arms who are still with us today. In 2007, the Downtown Tulsa Kiwanis Club invited their members who had served in World War II to talk about their war experiences during a couple of the club's weekly meetings. The sessions were videotaped, and you can view them (about 75 minutes in all) at Tulsa City Councilor John Eagleton's web site.

0 TrackBacks

Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Memorial Day: Remembering their sacrifice.

TrackBack URL for this entry: https://www.batesline.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/5624

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Michael Bates published on May 31, 2010 12:59 AM.

The old paths: Historic Oklahoma USGS maps was the previous entry in this blog.

Wagoner County Commission's second thoughts is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Contact

Feeds

Subscribe to feed Subscribe to this blog's feed:
Atom
RSS
[What is this?]