of New Jersey Busy Again
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ-May 05, 2008 - “The Lone Bugler” of New Jersey is once again preparing for his 8th Annual 21 Performance Salute on Memorial Day week.
Richard Pinter - a retired Army First Sergeant - has been playing “Taps” at military funerals and other events for 38 years while serving in [...]

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Salute those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Watch the Memorial Day Tribute Slideshow now. …More

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By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2007 – About 2,000 veterans, former and current military personnel, families and other spectators marked the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial here today during the annual Memorial Day Observance.
For a quarter of a century, family members, friends and cohorts have solemnly filed past the [...]

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By Sgt.  Sara Wood, USA American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2007 - Evoking the memories of citizens who died defending America throughout history and urging a new generation to safeguard freedoms for which previous generations made sacrifices, President Bush commemorated Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery here today.
"Today we honor the warriors who [...]

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Do not stand at my grave and weep.I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.I am the Gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush,I am the swift uplifting rushof quiet birds in [...]

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The American tradition of Memorial Day began more than 100 years ago. It was at the end of a brutal war, a war in which brother fought brother and the best of friends became the worst of enemies. It was the Civil War, one of the worst wars ever fought by the people of this [...]

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By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va., May 21, 2007 – A black and white photograph with Arlington National Cemetery as the somber yet sublime backdrop captures a lone mourner kneeling before a headstone among seemingly endless rows of pale grave markers.

Stones, flowers and other symbols of remembrance grace the grave of [...]

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By Melinda L. LarsonAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2007 – More than 3,100 families and friends of servicemembers lost in Iraq and Afghanistan gathered on the grounds of the Washington Monument today to remember their loved ones during a "Time of Remembrance" tribute.
The event, in its second year, was initiated by the White House [...]

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