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HONORING “THOSE WHO GAVE ALL”
From Fellow Vets
I watched the flag pass by one day, It fluttered in the breeze. A young Marine saluted it, And then he stood at ease. I looked at him in uniform, So young, so tall, so proud, With hair cut square and eyes alert, He’d stand out in any crowd. I thought how many men like him had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil, How many mothers’ tears?
How many pilots’ planes shot down? How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?
No, freedom isn’t free.
I heard the sound of Taps one night, When everything was still. I listened to the bugler play and felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times that Taps had meant “Amen”. When a flag had draped a coffin of a brother or a friend. I thought of all the children, and the mothers and the wives. Of fathers, sons and husbands with interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard at the bottom of the seas. Of unmarked graves in Arlington...No, freedom isn’t free.
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Ernie Banks Jr. & Harry J. Tolson
Memorial Day Services
Conducted by NORTH JUDSON HARRY L. KELLER
American Legion Post #92, Unit #92, American Legion Auxiliary & Sons of American Legion Squad #92
Monday, May 29, 2023
8:45 am - North Judson Parade
9:00 am - Services at Pioneer Cemetery, North Judson
10:00 am - San Pierre Cemetery
11:00 am - Deposit Wreath in River (Hwy 421)
11:15 am - Velmar Memorial Park, LaCrosse Guest Speaker - Joe Westerman
In Flanders Field - Ronnie Clemons
America’s Answer - Ashley Williams
The National Anthem & God Bless AmericaPlayed & Sung by Richard Bohan (Retired Army)
TREES
Stumps removed. Brush shredded, bushhogging & lot clearing . Will meet or beat any written estimates. Call 574-896-2772.
Our respect and gratitude will forever be with our fallen military heroes and their families. Their service and sacrifice are beyond measure, and we will never forget their dedication to our country and our freedom.
To all the brave men and women who serve in uniform today, we thank you for your commitment to preserving freedom at home and around the world. You are an inspiration to all of us, and you make us proud to be Americans. We salute you and your families, and pray for your safe return home.
