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Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 20:34:20 -0500
From: vva@vva2.talklist.com
To: spoc67vva@gmail.com; vva@vva2.talklist.com
Subject: VVA: : National Military Appreciation Month
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From: Military Order of the Purple Heart
Date: May 1, 2015 4:11:49 PM
Subject: National Military Appreciation Month
To: gande3@verizon.net
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Military Order of the Purple Heart Salutes All American Veterans
and Those Still Serving in the
U.S. Armed Forces
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Fellow Patriots;
In 1999, the US Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month to ensure the nation was given the opportunity to "publicly demonstrate their appreciation for the sacrifices and successes made by our veterans and active service members." May was selected because it has most days set aside for celebrating and commemorating our military's achievements. These days include Loyalty Day, Victory in Europe (VE) Day commemorating the end of WWII in Europe, Armed Forces Day, Military Spouse Appreciation Day, and of course, Memorial Day.
Memorial Day, is the only federal holiday in May and is celebrated on the last Monday of the month. The day, dating from the Civil War era, traditionally has marked recognition of those who have died in service to the nation. Each year on Memorial Day, the nation observes one minute of silence at 3 p.m. (local time) to honor the military's fallen comrades and to pay tribute to the sacrifices by the nation's service members and veterans.
For those of us who have served and sacrificed and have received the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on the battlefield, we too pause to thank those brothers and sisters who served beside us and, in many cases, had our backs or saved our lives.
J. Patrick Little
National Commander
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