For Conspicuous Gallantry Above and Beyond the Call of Duty


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Memorial Day, lest we forget, is about sacrifice. It's about remembering and thanking those who have poured out that last full measure of devotion; those volunteers in defense of the worthy, and the unworthy, of family, friends, and total strangers. It falls to us to remember, as those charged with doing so will not:

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The progress of liberty has by no means been a constant in the history of mankind. All too often the gains made by one generation are lost by a subsequent generation. Worse, in almost all cases, those subsequent generations choose to abandon liberties paid for with the blood of their forefathers.

Eleven score and twelve years ago this day...

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