{"id":1938858,"date":"2023-05-26T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-memorial-day-mean-to-you-messages-to-families-of-the-fallen\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:52:01","slug":"what-does-memorial-day-mean-to-you-messages-to-families-of-the-fallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-memorial-day-mean-to-you-messages-to-families-of-the-fallen\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Memorial Day mean to you? Messages for fallen soldiers&#8217; families."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-does-memorial-day-mean-to-you-messages-to-families-of-the-fallen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1938858&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<h2>What Memorial Day Means to Americans<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">W<\/span>hat would you say to the family of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-andrew-cuomo-calls-to-remember-essential-workers-on-memorial-day-weekend\/\" title=\"Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls to remember essential workers on Memorial Day weekend\">fallen service member<\/a>? <\/p>\n<p>Memorial Day is more than just a day off work or a chance to fire up the grill. It&#8217;s a day to remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ive-been-with-some-of-you-when-weve-been-shot-at-biden-revives-story-of-being-under-fire\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019ve Been With Some Of You When We\u2019ve Been Shot At\u2019: Biden Revives Story Of Being Under Fire\">brave men<\/a> and women who gave their lives to defend the freedoms we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-legal-team-demands-senate-dismiss-impeachment-article-on-eve-of-trial\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Legal Team Demands Senate Dismiss Impeachment Article On Eve Of Trial\">hold dear<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/credit-card-score-what-needed-get-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CREDIT CARDS: WHAT CREDIT SCORE DO YOU NEED TO GET A CREDIT CARD<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>We took to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to ask locals and tourists what Memorial Day means to them and what message they have for the families of America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-on-why-democrats-hate-america-they-forgot-what-reagan-said-in-his-farewell-address\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton On Why Democrats \u2018Hate America\u2019: They Forgot What Reagan Said In His Farewell Address\">fallen heroes<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>Messages of Gratitude and Remembrance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s really the recognition of the lives that were lost for our freedoms here,&#8221; said one woman from California. &#8220;It&#8217;s a day of reverence.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s a time to remember those who came before us and what they sacrificed so that we can have all that we have here today,&#8221; added another woman.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s a day that we can remember those that gave it all so that we can have the luxury of being able to choose how we want to live,&#8221; according to one man.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The families who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-450k-reparations-for-border-crossers-exceeds-payments-to-9-11-victims-american-military-families\/\" title=\"Biden's 0K Reparations for Border Crossers Exceeds Payments to 9\/11 Victims, American Military Families\">lose loved<\/a> ones in service to this country carry a weight that must be honored by every American,&#8221; said a man touring the monuments.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No matter who we are or where we are, we have a chance to live together because your family gave the greatest sacrifice for us to be able to live together,&#8221; he added.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;You&#8217;re in my thoughts, and thank you for the sacrifice that you, as a family, made,&#8221; said one woman. &#8220;I wish that those sacrifices didn&#8217;t have to happen, but I&#8217;m grateful.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us all take a moment to honor the fallen and their families, and to remember the sacrifices that have made our country great.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, pays tribute to fallen military personnel who sacrificed their lives to protect the nation&#8217;s freedoms. 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