Chances are that like most patriotic Americans, you’ve taken a moment or more each Memorial Day to pause and remember.
It is equally as likely on the day that follows, you pick up the morning paper to see pictures and read descriptions of dignified and stirring public ceremonies attended by others, only to say “one of these years”.
Well, the day is tomorrow - and the time for you to make that decision is now!
For those in Southern California...
We welcome you to join active and retired members of the Los Angeles Fire Department and their families at the largest, best attended Memorial Day Service in Southern California:
The Memorial Day Observance at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
For those in other parts of our Country...
We encourage you to visit a local State Veteran’s Cemetery or National Cemetery, where many ceremonies are planned.
For All Americans...
As Los Angeles Firefighters, we were deeply disturbed by a Gallup Poll revealing that only 28% of Americans know the meaning of Memorial Day.
We therefore encourage every American to learn the history of Memorial Day, as well as the work of the White House Commission on Remembrance.
The Commission asks each of us to spend one minute at 3:00 PM local time this Monday in an act of national unity that recognizes those who have died for our freedom.
For more information about the National Moment of Remembrance, please visit: remember.gov