Lisa Ferdinando at the DoD
News offers the below piece:
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2018 —
The Defense Department is paying tribute to fallen members for the Memorial Day
holiday, honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the
nation.
“For many, Memorial Day
weekend signifies the start of summer,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W.
White said today at a news briefing with the director of the Joint Staff,
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
“It can be easy to overlook
the significance of Memorial Day and what it means to our nation, especially
the service members who continue to defend our freedoms every day,” she said.
White continued, “We
celebrate Memorial Day in honor of the brave men and women who died while
serving in the military.”
Moment of Silence
She invited reporters to
pause with her in reverence for the fallen: “As we head into the holiday
weekend, please join me in a moment of silence for those we have lost in
service to our great nation.”
More than 1,000 Old Guard
soldiers today were placing flags at Arlington National Cemetery at each
headstone and at every column in the Columbarium and niche walls as a part of
the annual “Flags In” ceremony ahead of Memorial Day.
On May 28, the federal
holiday, the U.S. Army Military District of Washington conducts a presidential
armed forces full honor wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, to be followed by an observance program hosted by the Defense
Department in Arlington’s Memorial Amphitheater.
Note: In
the above U.S. Army photo Army Sgt. Armando Miller, with 1st Battalion, 3rd
Infantry Regiment, places a U.S. flag on a headstone at Arlington National
Cemetery in Arlington, Va. on May 24, 2018. Old Guard soldiers place flags at
the graves each year for the “Flags In” event ahead of Memorial Day
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