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Federal News Radio
Memorial Day: A
time to remember
By Mike Causey
May 30, 2016
It’s important to remember that Memorial Day is not a “fun” holiday.
While it is OK to have fun, we should also recall that is a date to
honor those who have served, and died, for their country. Our country.
Despite its somber nature, many people, like me, have some happy
memories of Memorial Days past.
Many years ago I served — on Memorial Day — as part of a massive Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard honor guard at Arlington
National Cemetery. This year, just as they did then, members of the
Army’s 3rd Infantry (the Old Guard and the real Honor Guard) and
volunteers will place just over 220,000 flags at individual grave sites
at the cemetery. Maybe you know some people who are buried there. I do.
Typically, our Memorial Day column is, as it should be, a somber
thank-you to people who serve, in or out of uniform, and especially to
people working today. Last year, we heard from a long-time and now
retired fed. We thought his comments are worth repeating because they
reflect, probably, what so many of you think, have done or are doing.
So, without further comment, here they are, from Marc Harris,
president, NARFE Florida Chapter 2364:
Memorial Day is about more than summer road trips and barbecues.
For 30 years, I served our country, especially those least fortunate in
our society, alongside my fellow federal workers.
In addition to serving every American, one of the federal workforce’s
greatest responsibilities is to support and equip our nation’s men and
women in uniform. My civil servant colleagues and I felt a great
responsibility to provide for our troops, and we mourned each time we
learned of a fallen soldier.
So to me, Memorial Day is sacred. On behalf of America’s federal
workers — half of whom work directly with our nation’s military — we
salute our fallen heroes and thank the men and women who are currently
serving around the world to defend the United States.
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