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Honoring Memorial Day
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners
Monday, May 30th, 2022
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Capitol Hill Prayer Partners
P.O. Box 5152
Herndon, VA 20172-1970
chpp1994@gmail.com
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Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be May 30. It is believed the date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The ceremonies centered around the mourning- draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.
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Meet the American who honors the memory of 200,000 fallen war heroes
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The ABMC manages 26 beautifully manicured cemeteries around the world, located in Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Philippines, Tunisia and the United Kingdom — plus an additional 32 war monuments as far away as the Marianas Islands and New Zealand. (ABMC)
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Robert Dalessandro of the American Battle Monuments Commission believes in a 'sacred mission'
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Robert Dalessandro lives by the motto: "Time will not dim the glory of their deeds."
The former U.S. Army officer — a historian, author and Gulf War veteran — is the deputy secretary and leader of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). He and his team around the world are responsible for preserving the memory of more than 200,000 American men and women either killed or missing in action in wars overseas.
"I believe we have the most sacred mission of any government agency," Dalessandro, 63, said in an interview this week with Fox News Digital.
The ABMC, headquartered in Arlington, Va., outside Washington, D.C., has been preparing this week for Memorial Day ceremonies at 26 American military cemeteries around the world, from France to the Philippines.
The commission also manages a global network of 32 memorials dedicated to America’s fallen.
The ABMC will livestream its Memorial Day services on Monday from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Holland at 9 a.m. ET. (Read more here)
Source: Fox News
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Note: The ABMC livestream video of tomorrow morning's ceremony at the Cemetery
in the Netherlands can be seen by going here. The presentation will begin at 9:00 a.m. EST on Memorial Day.
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Rolling to Remember bringing thousands to DC for pro-veteran Memorial Day weekend events
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If you hear thunder in D.C. this weekend, it could be the return of Rolling to Remember: a massive event tens of thousands strong designed to advocate for veterans. “They’re coming together with the purpose of raising awareness for our prisoners of war,” Joe Chenelly, AMVETS national executive director, told WTOP.
Jerome Bryant, a veteran who rode with the Christian Motorcyclist Association, spoke with WTOP’s Acacia James about the significance of Rolling to Remember taking place around Memorial Day. “It’s not the holiday that kicks off the summer,” said Bryant, who lives in Alexandria, Virginia. “It is the holiday and a time to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.”
The organization says 82,000 service members are still missing.
The group also wants to raise awareness about suicide rates for veterans: 22 die by suicide each day, AMVETS said.
“The message will be clear throughout: We will never forget our POWs and MIAs, and we won’t stop fighting for real solutions to the suicide crisis,” AMVETS said in a statement.
Jim Chambers, a Marine veteran who rode on Sunday, told WTOP that those suicide numbers are likely conservative.“A lot of people that die, (its) not recorded as a suicide because the families don’t want to have that stigma hanging over them, and that loved one’s life, let alone their military service,” Chambers said.
Expect the parking lots at RFK Stadium to start filling early Sunday morning — Lot 8 opens to the public at 7 a.m. — with up to tens of thousands of motorcycle riders and supporters from around the U.S. before they head downtown at noon to lap the National Mall on closed streets that will pass the war memorials, the White House and Capitol Hill before turning onto 14th Street to leave D.C.
“It’s just something we want our lawmakers to pay attention to,” Chambers said. (WTOP News) Read more here.
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Gary Sinise, Joe Mantegna co-host National Memorial Day Concert live outside Capitol
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The National Memorial Day Concert returns in person on Sunday night after two years of virtual events.
It will broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol at 8 p.m. Sunday.
“I’m so glad that we’re back live on site in front of the Capitol,” co-host Joe Mantegna told WTOP. “We’ve had to do it virtually the last couple of years, I still think we did a good job of putting the show together, but it’s nice to be back. That’s the seat of our government.”
Joe started in 2002, mine was 2005,” Sinise told WTOP. “He [asked] would I come bring my band to do a segment. I did, it was magnificent, wonderful to be on stage [with] 200,000 people on the lawn and 10 million watching on PBS. Then Joe called and said, ‘They’d like you to come back and co-host’ … and I’ve been doing it with Joe ever since.”
“Memorial Day is the most important holiday we have in this country because it allows us to have all of the other holidays,” Mantegna said. “It’s great to have BBQs and watch the Indy 500, but if you carve out 90 minutes to watch the concert, you’ll come away with that whole feeling of, wow, this is why this is a special day. You’ll have a greater appreciation.”
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will deliver remarks, Dennis Haysbert will remember the late Gen. Colin Powell, Gil Birmingham will salute Vietnam veterans, Jean Smart will join Mantegna to honor Gold Star families, Mary McCormack will salute the women of World War II, and Sinise will salute Medal of Honor recipients.
“I’ve had people tell me they never miss it, it’s something they watch every year,” Sinise said. “I’m in the military community all the time doing events, support, providing sources. A lot of our military members and families know about this concert. It’s very special to them. … Every year we say to each other at the end, ‘That’s the best one we’ve ever done.'” (Fox News) Read more here.
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Listen to the song, "God Bless America" sung by Lee Greenwood
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