Memorial Day reflections by Sen Grassley on freedom
The guest column by Sen. Chuck Grassley honors fallen service members, noting Memorial Day origins in gratitude from Civil War veterans and the personal tributes Grassley paid to Iowa soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. He emphasizes community bonds, patriotism, and the enduring promises of liberty. Grassley, Republican from New Hartford, chairs the Judiciary Committee.
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Iowa
Iraq
Afghanistan
Chuck Grassley
New Hartford
Judiciary Committee
Remembering fallen heroes at Arlington and beyond
Ronald Reagan honors veterans and civil rights leaders at Arlington National Cemetery and across the nation. He recalls Audie Murphy Joe Louis and Challenger crew as symbols of courage and faith in America and urges vigilance and strength to preserve peace.
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America
Arlington
Bull Halsey
Leahy
Black Jack Pershing
Omar Bradley
Joe Louis
Pearl Harbor
Audie Murphy
Michael Smith
Dick Scobee
Grissom
Chaffee
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Three Fighting Boys of
Viet
Sudetenland
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Cambodia
Eulogy for Unknown Soldiers and Free Nation
A memorial address honors unknown Civil War heroes buried nearby and the loyal soldiers who fought for liberty and the Union. The speaker warns against forgetting the cost of ending slavery, praising the noble army that saved the republic and ensured a future of justice and civilization.
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Republic
Philip S. Foner
Yuval Taylor
Frederick Douglass
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