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A Special Memorial Day Message

A Special Memorial Day Message

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Sarah Crowne
May 24, 2024
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Hey Readers!

As we go into Memorial Day Weekend, I want to take a moment to honor all the brave men and women that lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

My late great aunt, Irene, or “Renie” as we called her, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as my family dates back to the Revolutionary War. Her brother, my grandfather, was in the battle of Iwo Jima. He lost his only brother, Herby, on the beaches of Normandy, but continued to stay in the war despite being offered the opportunity to go home. Recently, I found a picture of him taken the day of the famous photograph, raising the flag. He only told me about it once, that he was there when they raised it. He’s the serious looking solider behind the guy holding the rifle.

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