Today, we celebrate ALL the men and women in uniforms that represent freedom for the citizens of the United States. Every day we wake up without foreign invasion is worthy of praying for the men and women that ensured that was a possibility. The magnitude of their bravery and service is unfathomable.
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Did you know that Memorial Day, formerly known as “Decoration Day” hails from Charleston, South Carolina? On May 1, 1865, former enslaved Union soldiers and missionaries removed the bodies of 257 Union soldiers who died in Confederate prisons from undignified mass graves and laid them to rest in proper graves as an act of gratitude for serving in the military. The soldiers deemed the day Decoration Day, which Americans now celebrate nationally. As we gather with friends and family and head to the beach or cookouts, remember the men and women who died so that we could have freedom.
So today, in memory of MANY, in honor of ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
