POW-MIA Awareness Conference and the Run for the Wall cross-country motorcycle ride highlight Memorial Day’s purpose – see more at: http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans-on-cross-country-ride-to-raise-awareness-to-jpac-problems-1.284022
Six-Word Memoirs are amazing - and covey a feeling in only six words. Here's an example: "Soldiers deserve more than a barbecue." There’s a Six-Word contest for Memorial Day, read more about it at: http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/story.php?did=492285
Financial troubles are faced by a growing number of Veterans, see: http://www.stripes.com/news/financial-dangers-threaten-servicemembers-off-the-battlefield-1.284334
The Challenged Athletes Foundation highlighted Marine Sarah Rudder, and her challenge post-injury at the Pentagon on 9/11/01. You can find out more about CAF at: http://www.challengedathletes.org/ and read more about Sarah’s story at: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152098646982555
Free museum admission for Veterans and servicemembers from Memorial Day through Labor Day, see: http://www.stripes.com/news/us/more-than-2-000-museums-to-offer-free-admission-for-servicemembers-1.284216
Northern Arizona Veterans Upward Bound
honors all Gold Star Families on Memorial Day, and every day.
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| Photo courtesy of Arlington National Cemetery Facebook |
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