Memorial Day Message

Whereas Veteran’s Day honors the service of our veterans who put themselves in harm’s way to protect our liberties. Memorial Day honors the sacrifice of the many American soldiers that gave their last ounce of devotion in Freedom’s cause.

Memorial Day has its roots in the Civil War.

It was first called Decoration Day.

The first official year to honor Memorial Day was 1868.

It grew to remember all our fallen soldiers in all American wars.

Since 1775, an estimated 1.19 million American military members have died in American wars.

God’s Word is also strong on the concepts of memorials.

They served two primary purposes. First, to recall God's faithfulness in times past and second, to have a point of contact to pass on a future and hope to our children. It is to secure a multi-generational Kingdom vision for our posterity.

This episode discusses General MacArthur's address to West Point in 1962 and the "No Greater Love" ethic a soldier exercises in war.

Charles M. Province poem:

It is the Soldier, not the minister who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter who has given us freedom of the press. It is the Soldier, not the poet who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer who has given us freedom to protest. It is the Soldier, not the lawyer who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the Soldier, not the politician who has given us the right to vote. It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.