For John, BLUF: Yesterday I attended a short ceremony, in the drizzle, at the Ladd Whitney Memorial, in front of Lowell City Hall. It was a proper Memorial Day Ceremony, with Colonel Sam Poulten playing taps on his bugle at the end.
It used to be called Decortion Day, because we were putting flowers or flags on the tombstones of those who died while on military service. It didn't have to be in combat. It could of been like my classmate who died in 1961 in a plane crash in Brussels, Cadet William Holmes Hickox. He was enroute to Prague, as a member of the United States Figure Skating Team to the competition for World Championships.
All who have died while on duty were serving their nation by their presence.
And not to be forgotten are those who served and then returned to civilian life, and then passed on. They too gave part of their life to their nation.
Regards — Cliff
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Please be forthright, but please consider that this is not a barracks.