SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The American Legion Post 639 in Springfield is hosting a traveling memorial called Remembering Our Fallen starting Thursday. Patriotic Productions is the creator behind the memorial. Its mission is to pay tribute to the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Remembering Our Fallen is made up of 34 tribute towers honoring those who served in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan after the 911.
Remembering Our Fallen honors warriors who succumbed to post-traumatic stress alongside those who died on the battlefield. “To see all the faces, the beautiful-looking people. I think, ‘What a loss.
Memorial Day began in the years after the Civil War, when it was originally called âDecoration Day.â At the first official celebration of this holiday in 1868, then-Congressman James A. Garfield, who would become our 20th president, said in a speech at Arlington National Cemetery that those who gave their lives for our country âsummed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens.â
That is as true today as it was 150 years ago. Memorial Day honors the sacrifices of people like Charles Alan Jones, a Nebraskan who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Seaman 2nd Class Jones was one of the more than 2,400 American soldiers who lost their lives that day. He was just 21 years old.
Memorial Day Special
Join Eric from the Afternoon Show on WBGL for this special episode of his podcast, Community Matters, Remembering Our Fallen Heroes. The stories and rich history shared in this episode are a gift! Find Remembering Our Fallen Heros here. ABOUT WBGL