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On this special day, our thoughts are with the family & friends of SSgt. Michael Ollis of Staten Island, whose courageous actions during a 2013 insurgent attack on a coalition base in Afghanistan saved the life of a Polish officer. pic.twitter.com/BWKuEu3en6
— Embassy of Poland US (@PolishEmbassyUS) May 28, 2018
On #MemorialDay, we remember & honor the men & women who gave their lives in defense of ours. Americans & our Allies around the world will never forget your sacrifice.#HonorThem #MemorialDay18 pic.twitter.com/31KCcurfVb
— US Mission to NATO (@USNATO) May 28, 2018
Thank you to everyone who came to our #MemorialDay2018 ceremony today, and a special thank you to the @CanadianForces for helping our @USNavy exchange officers arrange the event. We hope everyone is having a meaningful #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/3u57OIwkuK
— USConsulateHalifax (@usconshalifax) May 28, 2018
"We are here for all those buried here who answered the call to serve and never returned home. We owe them all a tremendous debt of gratitude that we can never repay.” Chargé Lussenhop at #Heverlee War Cemetery. #MemorialDay #HonorThem ½ pic.twitter.com/ldZ6ZuHl34
— US Embassy Brussels (@usembbrussels) May 28, 2018
#AmbEisenberg: Ai veterani che sono qui oggi, grazie! E’ grazie a voi se i nostri ragazzi crescono lontani dalla Guerra e dal terrore del dispotismo. #MemorialDay #Florence #MemorialDay2018 pic.twitter.com/GG4WVAQura
— Ambasciata U.S.A. (@AmbasciataUSA) May 28, 2018
.@DCMKlecheski led the #MemorialDay ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Fort Bonifacio last Sunday, May 27. #FriendsPartnersAllies https://t.co/89xQoQLYEc pic.twitter.com/kAV4Gd808K
— U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (@usembassymanila) May 28, 2018
En conmemoración de #MemorialDay, o Día de los Caídos, ciudadanos de EE.UU. y Panamá nos unimos hoy en el cementerio de Corozal para rendir tributo a los hombres y mujeres fallecidos al servicio de nuestro país pic.twitter.com/jOrdaEiCDN
— U.S. Embassy Panama (@USEmbPAN) May 28, 2018
🇺🇸️ Hoy Estados Unidos celebra el Memorial Day, una fecha que honra a todos los soldados, hombres y mujeres, que han servido a su país para defender los valores de la democracia, la justicia y la libertad, muchas veces con su propia vida. #Honor #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/WMkHJGqybO
— U.S. Embassy Uruguay (@usembassyMVD) May 28, 2018
Here are two posts sending out “happy” Memorial Day greetings. Cemeteries, dead loved ones do not make for a happy day. We remember them, we honor them, we thank the families for the sacrifice of their dead loved ones, but there is nothing happy about it. This is not unique to this two posts, of course, but it bothers us more than it should this year. We don’t think they meant ill but we hope posts would give some thought about why this is not a “happy” day and tweet accordingly.
Happy Memorial Day!
Hoy estaremos cerrados tanto en la embajada como el consulado.
Que tengan una excelente semana! pic.twitter.com/H5DsgqSVT8— Embajada EEUU Chile (@EmbajadaEEUUcl) May 28, 2018
Hoy en los #EEUU se celebra el #MemorialDay. Recordando a las personas que dejaron su vida sirviendo a los #EEUU, en las fuerzas armadas. En este día se visitan cementerios y monumentos conmemorativos honrando a los que han dado la vida por amor a la patria pic.twitter.com/XHgE2yK1Xh
— Embajada de EE.UU. (@laembajada) May 28, 2018
Something from 2016 from former FSO Kael Weston about Memorial Day: “For those who have lost loved ones in battle, a different and quieter sort of memorializing is likely to take place in homes, churches and neighborhood cemeteries. “I miss you” posts will be left on Facebook pages remembering lost sons and daughters. Veterans will gather with their former units, recalling buddies over beer and burgers. Parents, children and spouses will lay wildflowers, notes and bottles of liquor near simple grave sites in remote towns. These are the places where so many service members come from and where so many return to in death.”
"If you forget my death, then I died in vain.” Memorial Weekend essay from Kael Weston https://t.co/rWfKF6AqkU
— Phil Klay (@PhilKlay) May 28, 2016
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