We are privileged to live in a community that loves, values, and supports its veterans and honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice. With Memorial Day coming up this weekend, be sure to take the time to remember that this is a day specifically set aside to honor those who gave their lives in the service and defense of our country.
We are truly thankful for all our veterans, and need to honor and help those who are still with us. But this weekend, let's remember those who didn't make it home. Let's find ways to honor their memories and support their grieving families and friends left behind.
There are many ways our community is honoring the fallen this Memorial Day weekend.
Tomorrow, everyone is encouraged to wear a red poppy. Mayor Pete Rust officially read the proclamation at the May 16 City Council meeting designating May 26 as Red Poppy Day. The American Legion "adopted the red poppy as a symbol of freedom and the blood sacrificed by troops in wartime" at the end of World War I, taking the image from the famous poem "In Flanders Fields," according to the proclamation. Now poppies are worn as a symbolic tribute to the fallen.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #28 of Green River will host their annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Riverview Ceremony at 10 a.m. the morning of Memorial Day, May 29.
Resident Tim Laboria will also be reciting the Gettysburg Address at 11 a.m. at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and the Villa on Memorial Day.
However you use the long weekend, especially if you are taking time with family and friends, take a moment to stop and remember the men and women who gave their lives so you can enjoy that freedom.
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