Memorial Day
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Memorial Day is the day Americans set aside to honor those brave men and women who met tragic ends during times of war. We must use this day to honor their sacrifices, to pray for their families and to bow our heads in recognition of their service. We must never forget!
You have seen their faces, heard their names and maybe even heard their voices – those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during all wars. This Memorial Day, American Legion Auxiliary members invite communities everywhere to join us in remembrance of our nation’s fallen heroes.
The American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization, with nearly 800,000 members and 9,000 units in communities across the nation. The American Legion Auxiliary serves nearly 1 million veterans every year. We continue to help mitigate the challenges our veterans face and deliver upon our mission by organizing multiple events throughout the year to support veterans and their families in civilian life.
I invite you to pause today to remember those who have fought for our freedoms and those who are serving wherever they may be!
American Legion Auxiliary members have dedicated themselves for nearly a century to meeting the needs of our nation’s veterans, military and their families, both here and abroad. They volunteer millions of hours yearly, with a value of nearly $2 billion. As part of the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization, auxiliary volunteers across the country, also, step up to honor veterans and military through annual scholarships and a Girls State program of teaching high school juniors to be leaders grounded in patriotism and Americanism.
To learn more about the auxiliary’s mission, to volunteer, donate or join, visit www.alaforveterans.org
I write this in loving memory of William D. Jagger, WWII Marine (my brother), who passed away Memorial weekend 2008 and Jack W. Butler, Korean Army Veteran (my husband), who passed away Memorial weekend 2009.
Thelma J. Butler
58-year A.L. Auxiliary member
Laketon Unit 402
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Memorial Day is the day Americans set aside to honor those brave men and women who met tragic ends during times of war. We must use this day to honor their sacrifices, to pray for their families and to bow our heads in recognition of their service. We must never forget!
You have seen their faces, heard their names and maybe even heard their voices – those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during all wars. This Memorial Day, American Legion Auxiliary members invite communities everywhere to join us in remembrance of our nation’s fallen heroes.
The American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization, with nearly 800,000 members and 9,000 units in communities across the nation. The American Legion Auxiliary serves nearly 1 million veterans every year. We continue to help mitigate the challenges our veterans face and deliver upon our mission by organizing multiple events throughout the year to support veterans and their families in civilian life.
I invite you to pause today to remember those who have fought for our freedoms and those who are serving wherever they may be!
American Legion Auxiliary members have dedicated themselves for nearly a century to meeting the needs of our nation’s veterans, military and their families, both here and abroad. They volunteer millions of hours yearly, with a value of nearly $2 billion. As part of the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization, auxiliary volunteers across the country, also, step up to honor veterans and military through annual scholarships and a Girls State program of teaching high school juniors to be leaders grounded in patriotism and Americanism.
To learn more about the auxiliary’s mission, to volunteer, donate or join, visit www.alaforveterans.org
I write this in loving memory of William D. Jagger, WWII Marine (my brother), who passed away Memorial weekend 2008 and Jack W. Butler, Korean Army Veteran (my husband), who passed away Memorial weekend 2009.
Thelma J. Butler
58-year A.L. Auxiliary member
Laketon Unit 402
5th District Public Relations[[In-content Ad]]
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