January 6, 1941 – In his Annual Message to Congress, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks of Four Freedoms – the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear.
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MEMORIAL DAY
by C.W.Johnson
We walked among the crosses
Where our fallen soldiers lay.
And listened to the bugle
As TAPS began to play.
The Chaplin led a prayer
We stood with heads bowed low.
And I thought of fallen comrades
I had known so long ago.
They came from every city
Across this fertile land.
That we might live in freedom.
They lie here ‘neath the sand.
I felt a little guilty
My sacrifice was small.
I only lost a little time
But these men lost their all.
Now the services are over
For this Memorial Day.
To the names upon these crosses
I just want to say,
Thanks for what you’ve given
No one could ask for more.
May you rest with God in heaven
From now through evermore.
Where our fallen soldiers lay.
And listened to the bugle
As TAPS began to play.
The Chaplin led a prayer
We stood with heads bowed low.
And I thought of fallen comrades
I had known so long ago.
They came from every city
Across this fertile land.
That we might live in freedom.
They lie here ‘neath the sand.
I felt a little guilty
My sacrifice was small.
I only lost a little time
But these men lost their all.
Now the services are over
For this Memorial Day.
To the names upon these crosses
I just want to say,
Thanks for what you’ve given
No one could ask for more.
May you rest with God in heaven
From now through evermore.
On This Day
Feb 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
On This Day
Jan 1, 1863 – President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in the rebel states were free.
On This Day
Dec 18, 1865 – Slavery was abolished in the United States with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution being ratified.
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